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