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: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 2.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) meeting deadlines (c) respecting others’ time (d) ignoring instructions
- 3.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
- 4.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) phone on silent (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
- 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving late daily (c) respecting others’ time (d) taking others’ credit
- 7.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) answer every call (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
- 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 11.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) leave the room (d) roll your eyes
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 14.🏢 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.”
- 15.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) gossiping about others (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) ignoring instructions
- 19.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) tell your supervisor (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
- 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 21.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 25.🏢 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
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) inform in advance (c) just come late (d) skip the whole day
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 29.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving late daily (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
- 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) hiding a mistake (c) meeting deadlines (d) owning your mistakes
- 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 34.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) taking others’ credit (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 36.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) long personal calls (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent
- 37.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 39.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a good work habit
- ignoring instructions
- asking when unsure
- False
- gossiping about others
- respecting others’ time
- False
- set it to silent
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- True
- wait for your turn
- a good work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- True
- a poor work habit
- meeting deadlines
- ignoring instructions
- tell your supervisor
- a poor work habit
- True
- False
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- ask politely
- a poor work habit
- inform in advance
- a poor work habit
- True
- arriving on time
- a good work habit
- hiding a mistake
- a poor work habit
- False
- keeping your desk tidy
- phone on silent
- False
- a good work habit
- False
- True
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