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