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: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🏢 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
- 3.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) asking when unsure (d) gossiping about others
- 4.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) rude replies on chat
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving on time (d) ignoring instructions
- 7.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) leaving without telling
- 9.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) gossiping about others
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
- 11.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving late daily (d) phone on silent
- 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving late daily (c) owning your mistakes (d) hiding a mistake
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 17.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
- 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving on time
- 21.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) taking others’ credit (d) greeting coworkers
- 23.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) tell your supervisor (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) gossiping about others
- 27.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) phone on silent (c) rude replies on chat (d) long personal calls
- 28.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) respecting others’ time (d) rude replies on chat
- 30.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) leave the room
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) ignoring instructions (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) gossiping about others
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) leaving without telling (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) hiding a mistake (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) rude replies on chat (c) gossiping about others (d) respecting others’ time
Answer key
- True
- inform in advance
- asking when unsure
- rude replies on chat
- a good work habit
- arriving on time
- False
- leaving without telling
- gossiping about others
- owning your mistakes
- False
- False
- arriving late daily
- a poor work habit
- owning your mistakes
- a poor work habit
- False
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- arriving on time
- False
- greeting coworkers
- True
- True
- tell your supervisor
- phone on silent
- phone on silent
- False
- rude replies on chat
- True
- wait for your turn
- meeting deadlines
- keeping your desk tidy
- leaving without telling
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- asking when unsure
- hiding a mistake
- a good work habit
- respecting others’ time
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