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