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