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