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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 136 · 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.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  7. 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. 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. 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. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 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. 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. 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. 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. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  16. 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. 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. 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. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) ignoring instructions (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) phone on silent
  20. 20.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  23. 23.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 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. 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. 26.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 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. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
  30. 30.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  33. 33.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 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. 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. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  39. 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. 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

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

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