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