Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 1 · 40 questions

Tip (Respect the work, time and people): Good: arriving on time, greeting coworkers, asking when unsure, owning your mistakes, meeting deadlines, phone on silent, respecting others’ time. Poor: gossiping, long personal calls, taking others’ credit, hiding a mistake, arriving late, ignoring instructions, leaving without telling. Feedback from a supervisor: “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” Will be late or absent? Inform in advance.

1. 1.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) long personal calls
2. 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) leave it ringing (c) set it to silent (d) turn up the volume
3. 3.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) hiding a mistake (d) owning your mistakes
6. 6.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) hide it (c) tell your supervisor (d) leave early
7. 7.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) ask a customer (c) ask politely (d) do nothing
8. 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) gossiping about others (d) meeting deadlines
9. 9.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) asking when unsure (d) gossiping about others
12. 12.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) skip the whole day (c) inform in advance (d) say nothing
14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) hiding a mistake (d) gossiping about others
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) ignoring instructions (d) rude replies on chat
17. 17.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) rude replies on chat (c) meeting deadlines (d) respecting others’ time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) rude replies on chat (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving on time
19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) ignoring instructions (d) taking others’ credit
21. 21.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) phone on silent (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
23. 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) greeting coworkers
24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
26. 26.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
27. 27.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) taking others’ credit (c) owning your mistakes (d) gossiping about others
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) rude replies on chat (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) respecting others’ time
32. 32.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
36. 36.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) interrupt loudly (c) leave the room (d) wait for your turn
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving late daily (c) phone on silent (d) keeping your desk tidy
38. 38.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) gossiping about others (c) owning your mistakes (d) leaving without telling
40. 40.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

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