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