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