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