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) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
- 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) owning your mistakes (c) ignoring instructions (d) leaving without telling
- 7.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) set it to silent (c) leave it ringing (d) answer every call
- 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) long personal calls (c) greeting coworkers (d) asking when unsure
- 9.🏢 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.”
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
- 11.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) say nothing (c) just come late (d) inform in advance
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 13.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🏢 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving on time (c) respecting others’ time (d) phone on silent
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) leaving without telling
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) leaving without telling
- 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 20.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) hiding a mistake
- 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) leaving without telling (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
- 24.🏢 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
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) meeting deadlines
- 27.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) rude replies on chat (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving on time
- 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving on time
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
- 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) hiding a mistake
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) phone on silent (c) arriving on time (d) asking when unsure
- 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) respecting others’ time (c) asking when unsure (d) greeting coworkers
- 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) long personal calls (d) ignoring instructions
- 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) asking when unsure (c) taking others’ credit (d) meeting deadlines
- 38.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) respecting others’ time
- 40.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- hiding a mistake
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- owning your mistakes
- set it to silent
- long personal calls
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- phone on silent
- inform in advance
- a poor work habit
- False
- wait for your turn
- gossiping about others
- a good work habit
- respecting others’ time
- meeting deadlines
- a good work habit
- False
- True
- hiding a mistake
- asking when unsure
- ask politely
- arriving late daily
- taking others’ credit
- False
- arriving on time
- arriving on time
- asking when unsure
- keeping your desk tidy
- rude replies on chat
- arriving late daily
- a poor work habit
- meeting deadlines
- respecting others’ time
- taking others’ credit
- True
- gossiping about others
- True
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