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