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