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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 145 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) hiding a mistake (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
  2. 2.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) taking others’ credit (c) meeting deadlines (d) phone on silent
  4. 4.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  6. 6.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  8. 8.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) long personal calls (d) asking when unsure
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) respecting others’ time (c) asking when unsure (d) phone on silent
  11. 11.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) ask politely (c) guess and hope (d) ask a customer
  12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) long personal calls (d) keeping your desk tidy
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving on time
  14. 14.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) respecting others’ time (c) asking when unsure (d) keeping your desk tidy
  19. 19.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) skip the whole day (c) say nothing (d) inform in advance
  21. 21.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) leaving without telling (c) arriving on time (d) long personal calls
  23. 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) leaving without telling (d) meeting deadlines
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 25.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 27.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) turn up the volume (c) answer every call (d) set it to silent
  28. 28.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) leave the room (c) roll your eyes (d) wait for your turn
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) owning your mistakes (d) phone on silent
  30. 30.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) leaving without telling
  32. 32.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving late daily
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  39. 39.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) hide it
  40. 40.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Not my fault.”

Answer key

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

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