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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 172 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) keeping your desk tidy
  2. 2.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) hide it (d) leave early
  3. 3.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) set it to silent (c) turn up the volume (d) leave it ringing
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  5. 5.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) skip the whole day (c) inform in advance (d) just come late
  6. 6.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) guess and hope (c) ask a customer (d) ask politely
  7. 7.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) phone on silent (d) owning your mistakes
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure
  11. 11.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  12. 12.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving late daily (d) asking when unsure
  14. 14.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) owning your mistakes
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  17. 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) rude replies on chat (c) phone on silent (d) long personal calls
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) owning your mistakes (c) meeting deadlines (d) gossiping about others
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving on time (d) taking others’ credit
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) leaving without telling (d) asking when unsure
  22. 22.🏢 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
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) ignoring instructions (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) hiding a mistake
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
  30. 30.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) leaving without telling (c) hiding a mistake (d) taking others’ credit
  31. 31.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) owning your mistakes (c) rude replies on chat (d) arriving on time
  34. 34.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) keeping your desk tidy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) meeting deadlines (c) long personal calls (d) arriving late daily
  39. 39.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  40. 40.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. keeping your desk tidy
  2. tell your supervisor
  3. set it to silent
  4. a poor work habit
  5. inform in advance
  6. ask politely
  7. True
  8. a good work habit
  9. ignoring instructions
  10. hiding a mistake
  11. respecting others’ time
  12. False
  13. arriving late daily
  14. False
  15. owning your mistakes
  16. a poor work habit
  17. phone on silent
  18. gossiping about others
  19. a poor work habit
  20. taking others’ credit
  21. asking when unsure
  22. wait for your turn
  23. ignoring instructions
  24. a good work habit
  25. a good work habit
  26. a good work habit
  27. hiding a mistake
  28. a poor work habit
  29. leaving without telling
  30. greeting coworkers
  31. True
  32. a poor work habit
  33. rude replies on chat
  34. True
  35. True
  36. a poor work habit
  37. long personal calls
  38. meeting deadlines
  39. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  40. False

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