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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 135 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) owning your mistakes (c) meeting deadlines (d) respecting others’ time
  2. 2.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) rude replies on chat
  4. 4.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) arriving late daily (c) ignoring instructions (d) gossiping about others
  6. 6.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) roll your eyes (c) leave the room (d) interrupt loudly
  7. 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) phone on silent (c) arriving late daily (d) rude replies on chat
  8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) long personal calls (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  10. 10.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Whatever.”
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  13. 13.🏢 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving on time (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
  15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
  16. 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) meeting deadlines
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  18. 18.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) inform in advance (c) just come late (d) say nothing
  20. 20.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) greeting coworkers (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) meeting deadlines
  22. 22.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) do nothing (c) ask politely (d) ask a customer
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) ignoring instructions
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 27.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) hide it (c) tell your supervisor (d) blame a coworker
  28. 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving late daily (d) keeping your desk tidy
  29. 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) hiding a mistake (c) rude replies on chat (d) gossiping about others
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) asking when unsure (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) gossiping about others
  31. 31.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) asking when unsure (c) respecting others’ time (d) rude replies on chat
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
  35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving on time (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
  37. 37.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) rude replies on chat (c) taking others’ credit (d) owning your mistakes
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) long personal calls
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent

Answer key

  1. rude replies on chat
  2. True
  3. owning your mistakes
  4. False
  5. arriving on time
  6. wait for your turn
  7. phone on silent
  8. greeting coworkers
  9. a poor work habit
  10. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  11. a poor work habit
  12. a good work habit
  13. set it to silent
  14. hiding a mistake
  15. asking when unsure
  16. meeting deadlines
  17. a good work habit
  18. False
  19. inform in advance
  20. True
  21. leaving without telling
  22. False
  23. False
  24. ask politely
  25. ignoring instructions
  26. a poor work habit
  27. tell your supervisor
  28. keeping your desk tidy
  29. arriving on time
  30. gossiping about others
  31. False
  32. rude replies on chat
  33. a poor work habit
  34. gossiping about others
  35. a poor work habit
  36. arriving late daily
  37. owning your mistakes
  38. taking others’ credit
  39. long personal calls
  40. phone on silent

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