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