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