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