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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 234 · 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.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) leave it ringing (c) answer every call (d) set it to silent
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) long personal calls (c) respecting others’ time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  3. 3.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) just come late (c) skip the whole day (d) inform in advance
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) rude replies on chat
  8. 8.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving late daily (c) hiding a mistake (d) rude replies on chat
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) ignoring instructions
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving late daily (d) rude replies on chat
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) owning your mistakes (d) long personal calls
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving on time (c) rude replies on chat (d) owning your mistakes
  17. 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) taking others’ credit
  18. 18.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) leave the room
  19. 19.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) meeting deadlines (d) asking when unsure
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) owning your mistakes
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) gossiping about others (d) meeting deadlines
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) owning your mistakes (d) leaving without telling
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) greeting coworkers (c) meeting deadlines (d) leaving without telling
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) hiding a mistake (c) phone on silent (d) ignoring instructions
  29. 29.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) arriving late daily
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) greeting coworkers (d) meeting deadlines
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) arriving on time (c) respecting others’ time (d) owning your mistakes
  35. 35.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  40. 40.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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