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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 114 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) meeting deadlines (d) hiding a mistake
  2. 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. 3.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 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. 6.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) ignoring instructions
  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: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) long personal calls (c) arriving late daily (d) taking others’ credit
  12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  13. 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. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  15. 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. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  17. 17.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 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. 19.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 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. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) leaving without telling (d) greeting coworkers
  22. 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. 23.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 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. 26.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) hiding a mistake
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  29. 29.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 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. 32.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 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. 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. 37.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. meeting deadlines
  2. owning your mistakes
  3. False
  4. True
  5. arriving on time
  6. False
  7. a poor work habit
  8. keeping your desk tidy
  9. a good work habit
  10. a poor work habit
  11. asking when unsure
  12. a good work habit
  13. asking when unsure
  14. a poor work habit
  15. hiding a mistake
  16. a poor work habit
  17. True
  18. ask politely
  19. True
  20. phone on silent
  21. leaving without telling
  22. wait for your turn
  23. True
  24. a good work habit
  25. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  26. False
  27. owning your mistakes
  28. a poor work habit
  29. False
  30. a good work habit
  31. set it to silent
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. gossiping about others
  36. respecting others’ time
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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