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