Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note
Tip (Thank, recall, restate): Parts: the thanks → one detail you recall → your interest → the sign-off. Send it within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed you, even if you think it went badly. Avoid: waiting two weeks, asking for the result, long essays, copied templates, misspelt names, demands.
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- 1.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 2.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
- 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
- 5.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
- 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
- 9.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
- 13.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) nobody
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
- 15.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
- 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 19.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
- 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 24.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) full of demands
- 25.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) only if you won
- 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) adding demands
- 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 30.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 32.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
- 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
- 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a good note habit
- False
- waiting two weeks
- asking for the result
- False
- False
- a detail you recall
- your interest
- True
- a good note habit
- the thanks
- a short note
- all of them
- naming one detail
- False
- misspelling their name
- a poor note habit
- a poor note habit
- True
- False
- False
- a detail you recall
- a good note habit
- short and specific
- True
- yes, it is still polite
- a poor note habit
- adding demands
- a good note habit
- False
- a good note habit
- True
- True
- True
- a long essay
- the sign-off
- a copied template
- False
- True
- False
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