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