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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving late daily (d) meeting deadlines
- 3.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 5.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) leave the room (c) roll your eyes (d) wait for your turn
- 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) asking when unsure
- 7.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) tell your supervisor (d) blame a coworker
- 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) long personal calls (c) leaving without telling (d) rude replies on chat
- 11.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
- 12.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
- 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 16.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “I quit.”
- 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure
- 18.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) respecting others’ time
- 20.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 23.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) hiding a mistake (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) taking others’ credit
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 30.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) answer every call (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
- 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 33.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 35.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving late daily (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
- 36.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) respecting others’ time (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) ignoring instructions
- 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) asking when unsure
- 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 39.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) ignoring instructions (d) phone on silent
Answer key
- keeping your desk tidy
- meeting deadlines
- True
- a good work habit
- wait for your turn
- gossiping about others
- False
- tell your supervisor
- a poor work habit
- respecting others’ time
- keeping your desk tidy
- False
- long personal calls
- arriving on time
- a poor work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- asking when unsure
- False
- taking others’ credit
- True
- False
- a poor work habit
- False
- greeting coworkers
- greeting coworkers
- a poor work habit
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- True
- set it to silent
- a poor work habit
- False
- a good work habit
- arriving late daily
- ignoring instructions
- hiding a mistake
- a poor work habit
- False
- phone on silent
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