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