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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

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

Answer key

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

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