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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 192 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) leaving without telling
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) taking others’ credit (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  8. 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. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) respecting others’ time
  11. 11.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 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. 13.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) gossiping about others (d) meeting deadlines
  17. 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. 18.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 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. 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. 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. 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. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) arriving late daily (c) meeting deadlines (d) respecting others’ time
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) rude replies on chat
  27. 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. 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. 29.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 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. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 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. 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. 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. 36.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) ignoring instructions (c) owning your mistakes (d) phone on silent
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  40. 40.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. leaving without telling
  2. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  3. rude replies on chat
  4. wait for your turn
  5. asking when unsure
  6. taking others’ credit
  7. a poor work habit
  8. keeping your desk tidy
  9. a poor work habit
  10. respecting others’ time
  11. False
  12. ask politely
  13. True
  14. a good work habit
  15. a poor work habit
  16. gossiping about others
  17. inform in advance
  18. False
  19. keeping your desk tidy
  20. leaving without telling
  21. gossiping about others
  22. respecting others’ time
  23. a good work habit
  24. arriving late daily
  25. a good work habit
  26. greeting coworkers
  27. rude replies on chat
  28. set it to silent
  29. True
  30. True
  31. arriving on time
  32. a poor work habit
  33. long personal calls
  34. tell your supervisor
  35. greeting coworkers
  36. False
  37. False
  38. ignoring instructions
  39. a poor work habit
  40. True

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