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