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