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