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