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