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