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