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