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.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving on time (c) respecting others’ time (d) phone on silent
- 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
- 4.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) long personal calls (c) taking others’ credit (d) rude replies on chat
- 5.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) long personal calls (c) meeting deadlines (d) rude replies on chat
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving late daily (c) gossiping about others (d) hiding a mistake
- 8.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) hide it
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) respecting others’ time (d) taking others’ credit
- 10.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) leave the room (d) wait for your turn
- 11.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) phone on silent (c) arriving late daily (d) leaving without telling
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 14.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) greeting coworkers (d) asking when unsure
- 16.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving late daily (d) greeting coworkers
- 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) phone on silent
- 19.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) greeting coworkers
- 22.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) turn up the volume (c) answer every call (d) leave it ringing
- 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 25.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) owning your mistakes (c) meeting deadlines (d) gossiping about others
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) owning your mistakes (c) phone on silent (d) arriving on time
- 28.🏢 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
- 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 30.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) respecting others’ time
- 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) meeting deadlines
- 34.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
- 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) taking others’ credit
- 36.🏢 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
- 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
- 39.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) leaving without telling
- 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
Answer key
- long personal calls
- a poor work habit
- asking when unsure
- asking when unsure
- True
- meeting deadlines
- keeping your desk tidy
- tell your supervisor
- taking others’ credit
- wait for your turn
- phone on silent
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- False
- gossiping about others
- True
- arriving late daily
- hiding a mistake
- True
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- ignoring instructions
- set it to silent
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- False
- gossiping about others
- long personal calls
- inform in advance
- a poor work habit
- True
- a good work habit
- hiding a mistake
- leaving without telling
- owning your mistakes
- keeping your desk tidy
- ask politely
- a good work habit
- rude replies on chat
- arriving on time
- a good work habit
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