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