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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 183 · 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.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) set it to silent (c) answer every call (d) leave it ringing
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  3. 3.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) wait for your turn (c) interrupt loudly (d) roll your eyes
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  6. 6.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) just come late (c) skip the whole day (d) inform in advance
  7. 7.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) blame a coworker (c) leave early (d) tell your supervisor
  8. 8.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving on time (c) arriving late daily (d) long personal calls
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) leaving without telling (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) asking when unsure
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  14. 14.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) asking when unsure (c) owning your mistakes (d) rude replies on chat
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) greeting coworkers (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) gossiping about others
  17. 17.🏢 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
  18. 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) gossiping about others (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving on time (c) ignoring instructions (d) keeping your desk tidy
  20. 20.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) taking others’ credit (d) owning your mistakes
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) meeting deadlines (d) long personal calls
  24. 24.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving late daily
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
  29. 29.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving on time (d) phone on silent
  32. 32.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving on time
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) meeting deadlines (c) long personal calls (d) rude replies on chat
  35. 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) gossiping about others (c) leaving without telling (d) hiding a mistake
  36. 36.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
  39. 39.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) taking others’ credit (d) owning your mistakes

Answer key

  1. set it to silent
  2. a poor work habit
  3. False
  4. wait for your turn
  5. a good work habit
  6. inform in advance
  7. tell your supervisor
  8. True
  9. arriving on time
  10. a poor work habit
  11. phone on silent
  12. asking when unsure
  13. a poor work habit
  14. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  15. rude replies on chat
  16. gossiping about others
  17. ask politely
  18. keeping your desk tidy
  19. ignoring instructions
  20. False
  21. taking others’ credit
  22. a poor work habit
  23. long personal calls
  24. True
  25. a good work habit
  26. a poor work habit
  27. greeting coworkers
  28. arriving on time
  29. False
  30. asking when unsure
  31. hiding a mistake
  32. False
  33. gossiping about others
  34. meeting deadlines
  35. respecting others’ time
  36. True
  37. meeting deadlines
  38. arriving late daily
  39. True
  40. owning your mistakes

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