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