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