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.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) blame a coworker
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) asking when unsure
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) long personal calls (c) owning your mistakes (d) meeting deadlines
- 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving on time (d) respecting others’ time
- 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 11.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving on time (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving late daily
- 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) leaving without telling (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving on time
- 14.🏢 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
- 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) gossiping about others
- 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) meeting deadlines (d) hiding a mistake
- 20.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 22.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) gossiping about others
- 24.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving late daily (c) meeting deadlines (d) gossiping about others
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
- 26.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving late daily (d) leaving without telling
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) arriving on time (c) respecting others’ time (d) greeting coworkers
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving late daily (c) gossiping about others (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) hiding a mistake (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
- 32.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) roll your eyes (c) interrupt loudly (d) leave the room
- 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
- 34.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Not my fault.”
- 35.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) owning your mistakes (d) ignoring instructions
- 36.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) leaving without telling (c) rude replies on chat (d) arriving on time
- 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 39.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving late daily (c) owning your mistakes (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) owning your mistakes (d) hiding a mistake
Answer key
- tell your supervisor
- asking when unsure
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- ignoring instructions
- gossiping about others
- a poor work habit
- False
- arriving on time
- leaving without telling
- set it to silent
- a poor work habit
- greeting coworkers
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- meeting deadlines
- False
- a poor work habit
- False
- respecting others’ time
- meeting deadlines
- rude replies on chat
- False
- True
- keeping your desk tidy
- arriving late daily
- keeping your desk tidy
- owning your mistakes
- wait for your turn
- long personal calls
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- ignoring instructions
- False
- arriving on time
- a poor work habit
- arriving late daily
- hiding a mistake
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