Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 152 · 40 questions

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.

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

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