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 is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) hiding a mistake (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
- 2.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 6.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 8.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.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.🏢 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.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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving on time
- 14.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) leaving without telling (d) meeting deadlines
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 25.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 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.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.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving late daily
- 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 37.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🏢 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.🏢 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
- asking when unsure
- False
- taking others’ credit
- True
- a good work habit
- False
- a good work habit
- True
- asking when unsure
- hiding a mistake
- ask politely
- keeping your desk tidy
- gossiping about others
- True
- False
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- arriving late daily
- True
- inform in advance
- False
- arriving on time
- meeting deadlines
- a poor work habit
- True
- a poor work habit
- set it to silent
- wait for your turn
- leaving without telling
- False
- owning your mistakes
- True
- owning your mistakes
- a good work habit
- phone on silent
- a poor work habit
- True
- ignoring instructions
- tell your supervisor
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
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