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