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