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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 291 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) owning your mistakes
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  3. 3.🏢 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
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  6. 6.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving on time (d) gossiping about others
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) taking others’ credit (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) meeting deadlines (c) phone on silent (d) arriving late daily
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) asking when unsure (c) meeting deadlines (d) rude replies on chat
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
  14. 14.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask politely (b) guess and hope (c) ask a customer (d) do nothing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) ignoring instructions (d) phone on silent
  16. 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
  17. 17.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) hide it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) arriving late daily (c) rude replies on chat (d) arriving on time
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) leaving without telling (d) phone on silent
  21. 21.🏢 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.”
  22. 22.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) respecting others’ time (c) owning your mistakes (d) greeting coworkers
  24. 24.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) greeting coworkers
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  28. 28.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) owning your mistakes
  30. 30.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) gossiping about others
  32. 32.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) leave the room (d) wait for your turn
  35. 35.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  38. 38.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit

Answer key

  1. gossiping about others
  2. a good work habit
  3. set it to silent
  4. a poor work habit
  5. a good work habit
  6. False
  7. a poor work habit
  8. arriving on time
  9. a good work habit
  10. taking others’ credit
  11. arriving late daily
  12. rude replies on chat
  13. rude replies on chat
  14. ask politely
  15. ignoring instructions
  16. greeting coworkers
  17. True
  18. tell your supervisor
  19. arriving on time
  20. leaving without telling
  21. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  22. False
  23. taking others’ credit
  24. False
  25. respecting others’ time
  26. long personal calls
  27. a poor work habit
  28. False
  29. long personal calls
  30. True
  31. gossiping about others
  32. True
  33. False
  34. wait for your turn
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a good work habit
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a good work habit

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