Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 12 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🏢 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
2. 2.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) roll your eyes (c) wait for your turn (d) interrupt loudly
3. 3.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
5. 5.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
6. 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
8. 8.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving on time (c) phone on silent (d) long personal calls
10. 10.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) meeting deadlines (c) rude replies on chat (d) keeping your desk tidy
11. 11.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) hiding a mistake
13. 13.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Whatever.”
14. 14.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) leaving without telling (c) ignoring instructions (d) hiding a mistake
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) rude replies on chat
16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
17. 17.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) hide it (c) tell your supervisor (d) blame a coworker
18. 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
20. 20.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) guess and hope (c) ask politely (d) ask a customer
21. 21.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
24. 24.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) answer every call (c) set it to silent (d) leave it ringing
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) respecting others’ time (d) taking others’ credit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) taking others’ credit (d) meeting deadlines
33. 33.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) meeting deadlines (c) taking others’ credit (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) long personal calls (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
38. 38.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) keeping your desk tidy

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