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