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