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