Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 104 · 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 good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) leaving without telling (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
2. 2.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🏢 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) leaving without telling (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
6. 6.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) leave the room
7. 7.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) gossiping about others (d) asking when unsure
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) ignoring instructions (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving on time
9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) hiding a mistake (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) long personal calls
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) leaving without telling (c) taking others’ credit (d) long personal calls
20. 20.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) do nothing (c) ask politely (d) guess and hope
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) leaving without telling (d) rude replies on chat
22. 22.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) owning your mistakes (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving on time
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) respecting others’ time (d) meeting deadlines
30. 30.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) asking when unsure (c) rude replies on chat (d) taking others’ credit
31. 31.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) turn up the volume (c) leave it ringing (d) answer every call
32. 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) leaving without telling (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) rude replies on chat (d) hiding a mistake
34. 34.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) greeting coworkers (c) ignoring instructions (d) hiding a mistake
35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) hiding a mistake
37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) asking when unsure (d) leaving without telling
39. 39.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “I quit.”
40. 40.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

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