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