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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 198 · 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.🏢 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
  2. 2.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) rude replies on chat (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
  3. 3.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) owning your mistakes
  5. 5.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) wait for your turn (c) roll your eyes (d) interrupt loudly
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving late daily (d) arriving on time
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) phone on silent (d) leaving without telling
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving on time (c) respecting others’ time (d) rude replies on chat
  12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) gossiping about others (d) long personal calls
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) gossiping about others (c) rude replies on chat (d) respecting others’ time
  16. 16.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
  18. 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) leaving without telling
  19. 19.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) blame a coworker (c) hide it (d) tell your supervisor
  20. 20.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) phone on silent (d) arriving late daily
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) long personal calls (d) meeting deadlines
  24. 24.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) turn up the volume (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
  25. 25.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
  28. 28.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  31. 31.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
  33. 33.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) just come late (c) skip the whole day (d) say nothing
  34. 34.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving late daily (d) arriving on time
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving on time (c) hiding a mistake (d) meeting deadlines
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) owning your mistakes (c) leaving without telling (d) respecting others’ time
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) hiding a mistake

Answer key

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

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