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