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.🏢 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.”
- 2.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) owning your mistakes
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 5.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) arriving late daily (d) phone on silent
- 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 8.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
- 11.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 14.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 16.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🏢 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
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) phone on silent (c) owning your mistakes (d) hiding a mistake
- 20.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving late daily (d) phone on silent
- 21.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) interrupt loudly (c) wait for your turn (d) leave the room
- 22.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) meeting deadlines
- 25.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) say nothing (c) inform in advance (d) just come late
- 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
- 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) meeting deadlines (c) respecting others’ time (d) leaving without telling
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) gossiping about others (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) taking others’ credit (d) meeting deadlines
- 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) asking when unsure
- 31.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) asking when unsure (c) respecting others’ time (d) hiding a mistake
- 33.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 37.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) greeting coworkers (c) hiding a mistake (d) leaving without telling
- 39.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
Answer key
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- owning your mistakes
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- long personal calls
- phone on silent
- a poor work habit
- False
- a poor work habit
- ignoring instructions
- False
- True
- a good work habit
- False
- a good work habit
- False
- set it to silent
- arriving late daily
- hiding a mistake
- arriving late daily
- wait for your turn
- True
- a poor work habit
- long personal calls
- inform in advance
- greeting coworkers
- leaving without telling
- gossiping about others
- taking others’ credit
- taking others’ credit
- True
- hiding a mistake
- True
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- False
- greeting coworkers
- True
- a good work habit
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