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