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