Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 20 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🏢 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
2. 2.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) wait for your turn
3. 3.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) leave it ringing (c) answer every call (d) turn up the volume
4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) long personal calls (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) phone on silent (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
7. 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving on time (d) arriving late daily
8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) ignoring instructions (c) leaving without telling (d) owning your mistakes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) blame a coworker (c) leave early (d) tell your supervisor
12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) ignoring instructions (c) hiding a mistake (d) keeping your desk tidy
13. 13.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) asking when unsure (c) meeting deadlines (d) phone on silent
15. 15.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
17. 17.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🏢 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.”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
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: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) owning your mistakes (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent
24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
25. 25.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) ignoring instructions (c) phone on silent (d) keeping your desk tidy
30. 30.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) hiding a mistake (c) leaving without telling (d) rude replies on chat
31. 31.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) owning your mistakes
33. 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) owning your mistakes (d) asking when unsure
34. 34.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) phone on silent (c) rude replies on chat (d) asking when unsure
35. 35.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving on time (c) phone on silent (d) arriving late daily
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) leaving without telling (c) respecting others’ time (d) gossiping about others
38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit

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