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