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