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