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