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