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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 16 · 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 of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  6. 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. 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. 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. 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. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
  11. 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. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  13. 13.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 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. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving on time (c) respecting others’ time (d) phone on silent
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  17. 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. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) leaving without telling
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  20. 20.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) hiding a mistake
  23. 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. 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. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) meeting deadlines
  27. 27.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 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. 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. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
  31. 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. 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. 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. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  35. 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. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) long personal calls (d) ignoring instructions
  37. 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. 38.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 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. 40.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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