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