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