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