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.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) hiding a mistake (d) phone on silent
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving late daily (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
- 8.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
- 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) ignoring instructions
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
- 14.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) long personal calls (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
- 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🏢 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
- 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.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) phone on silent (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
- 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 31.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 33.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
- 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.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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) respecting others’ time (c) leaving without telling (d) hiding a mistake
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) rude replies on chat (c) ignoring instructions (d) leaving without telling
Answer key
- False
- keeping your desk tidy
- a poor work habit
- inform in advance
- hiding a mistake
- leaving without telling
- owning your mistakes
- False
- wait for your turn
- a poor work habit
- ignoring instructions
- ignoring instructions
- arriving late daily
- False
- asking when unsure
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- a good work habit
- ask politely
- greeting coworkers
- a good work habit
- rude replies on chat
- tell your supervisor
- long personal calls
- phone on silent
- False
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- arriving late daily
- taking others’ credit
- a good work habit
- True
- a poor work habit
- True
- arriving on time
- taking others’ credit
- owning your mistakes
- rude replies on chat
- respecting others’ time
- set it to silent
- meeting deadlines
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