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