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.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
- 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 4.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
- 6.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 7.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
- 8.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
- 9.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space
- 10.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
- 13.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) within 24 hours (c) never (d) before the interview
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
- 15.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
- 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 17.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
- 20.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) a copied template
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
- 25.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
- 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
- 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
- 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
- 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
- 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
- 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
- 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
- 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 40.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- spelling names right
- spelling names right
- a good note habit
- True
- waiting two weeks
- False
- yes, it is still polite
- short and specific
- it shows you listened
- False
- sending it the same day
- adding demands
- within 24 hours
- naming one detail
- all of them
- a good note habit
- False
- False
- a polite sign-off
- False
- the sign-off
- a short note
- a short note
- misspelling their name
- True
- a detail you recall
- the sign-off
- a long essay
- a good note habit
- a poor note habit
- your interest
- a copied template
- a good note habit
- the thanks
- waiting two weeks
- a detail you recall
- a long essay
- a poor note habit
- a good note habit
- True
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