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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 216 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) ask a customer (c) ask politely (d) do nothing
  5. 5.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) say nothing (c) skip the whole day (d) inform in advance
  7. 7.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) arriving late daily (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
  11. 11.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) answer every call (c) leave it ringing (d) turn up the volume
  12. 12.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) leave early (c) tell your supervisor (d) hide it
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
  14. 14.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) gossiping about others
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) meeting deadlines (d) gossiping about others
  18. 18.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) long personal calls (c) phone on silent (d) ignoring instructions
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) arriving on time (d) arriving late daily
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) rude replies on chat (c) meeting deadlines (d) greeting coworkers
  25. 25.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “Not my fault.” (d) “I quit.”
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) ignoring instructions (d) greeting coworkers
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) phone on silent (c) arriving on time (d) ignoring instructions
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  34. 34.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) wait for your turn (d) leave the room
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving on time (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) taking others’ credit
  38. 38.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
  40. 40.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a poor work habit
  2. a good work habit
  3. a good work habit
  4. ask politely
  5. False
  6. inform in advance
  7. False
  8. a poor work habit
  9. a good work habit
  10. arriving on time
  11. set it to silent
  12. tell your supervisor
  13. gossiping about others
  14. False
  15. False
  16. meeting deadlines
  17. gossiping about others
  18. False
  19. a poor work habit
  20. a good work habit
  21. a good work habit
  22. phone on silent
  23. arriving late daily
  24. rude replies on chat
  25. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  26. a poor work habit
  27. a poor work habit
  28. a poor work habit
  29. greeting coworkers
  30. leaving without telling
  31. leaving without telling
  32. ignoring instructions
  33. hiding a mistake
  34. True
  35. wait for your turn
  36. a poor work habit
  37. taking others’ credit
  38. False
  39. asking when unsure
  40. False

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