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