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