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