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