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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 154 · 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) gossiping about others (b) asking when unsure (c) taking others’ credit (d) leaving without telling
  2. 2.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving late daily (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  7. 7.🏢 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.”
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
  9. 9.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) turn up the volume (c) set it to silent (d) answer every call
  10. 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) phone on silent (d) long personal calls
  11. 11.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) ignoring instructions
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) taking others’ credit (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
  14. 14.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving late daily
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  16. 16.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) keeping your desk tidy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) phone on silent (c) owning your mistakes (d) asking when unsure
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) phone on silent (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) arriving late daily
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  24. 24.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) guess and hope (c) ask a customer (d) ask politely
  25. 25.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving on time
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) meeting deadlines (c) respecting others’ time (d) asking when unsure
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  35. 35.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🏢 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
  38. 38.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) ignoring instructions (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) long personal calls

Answer key

  1. asking when unsure
  2. False
  3. meeting deadlines
  4. a poor work habit
  5. a good work habit
  6. a poor work habit
  7. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  8. ignoring instructions
  9. set it to silent
  10. phone on silent
  11. greeting coworkers
  12. ignoring instructions
  13. taking others’ credit
  14. asking when unsure
  15. a poor work habit
  16. False
  17. arriving late daily
  18. long personal calls
  19. rude replies on chat
  20. arriving late daily
  21. a poor work habit
  22. a poor work habit
  23. a good work habit
  24. ask politely
  25. True
  26. taking others’ credit
  27. hiding a mistake
  28. gossiping about others
  29. a good work habit
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. a poor work habit
  35. False
  36. True
  37. inform in advance
  38. False
  39. a good work habit
  40. keeping your desk tidy

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