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