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