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