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.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) gossiping about others (c) phone on silent (d) greeting coworkers
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 4.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 6.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) tell your supervisor (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
- 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) owning your mistakes (d) leaving without telling
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
- 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving on time (d) gossiping about others
- 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) taking others’ credit
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 14.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Not my fault.”
- 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving late daily (c) leaving without telling (d) hiding a mistake
- 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) gossiping about others
- 17.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) long personal calls
- 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 22.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) owning your mistakes (d) gossiping about others
- 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 27.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
- 29.🏢 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
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) asking when unsure (c) leaving without telling (d) rude replies on chat
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 32.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) hiding a mistake (c) gossiping about others (d) owning your mistakes
- 34.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) asking when unsure
- 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
Answer key
- a good work habit
- gossiping about others
- long personal calls
- True
- a good work habit
- tell your supervisor
- owning your mistakes
- ignoring instructions
- arriving on time
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- arriving on time
- a good work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- keeping your desk tidy
- meeting deadlines
- False
- False
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- True
- True
- gossiping about others
- a poor work habit
- keeping your desk tidy
- True
- hiding a mistake
- wait for your turn
- asking when unsure
- leaving without telling
- True
- owning your mistakes
- True
- True
- True
- a good work habit
- leaving without telling
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
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