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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 142 · 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: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) leaving without telling (c) rude replies on chat (d) hiding a mistake
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  4. 4.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) skip the whole day (c) inform in advance (d) just come late
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) hiding a mistake (d) phone on silent
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) leaving without telling (c) asking when unsure (d) respecting others’ time
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving late daily (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
  8. 8.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) wait for your turn (c) leave the room (d) roll your eyes
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) ignoring instructions
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  14. 14.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving late daily (c) gossiping about others (d) asking when unsure
  16. 16.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Not my fault.”
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  18. 18.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) guess and hope (c) ask a customer (d) ask politely
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) long personal calls (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) asking when unsure (c) rude replies on chat (d) respecting others’ time
  22. 22.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) leave early (c) tell your supervisor (d) hide it
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
  24. 24.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
  25. 25.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) arriving late daily (c) respecting others’ time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) phone on silent (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  31. 31.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  33. 33.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) long personal calls (d) hiding a mistake
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
  36. 36.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) rude replies on chat (c) arriving late daily (d) owning your mistakes
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) phone on silent (d) keeping your desk tidy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) respecting others’ time (c) leaving without telling (d) hiding a mistake
  39. 39.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) set it to silent (c) leave it ringing (d) turn up the volume
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) rude replies on chat (c) ignoring instructions (d) leaving without telling

Answer key

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

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