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) ignoring instructions (c) owning your mistakes (d) taking others’ credit
- 2.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) greeting coworkers (c) leaving without telling (d) asking when unsure
- 3.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving late daily (d) greeting coworkers
- 4.🏢 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
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 8.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) hide it (c) leave early (d) tell your supervisor
- 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 10.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) leaving without telling (c) owning your mistakes (d) rude replies on chat
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) gossiping about others
- 13.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
- 14.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving on time (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
- 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) hiding a mistake
- 17.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Not my fault.”
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
- 19.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) turn up the volume (d) set it to silent
- 20.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) asking when unsure
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
- 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) hiding a mistake
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 29.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) roll your eyes (c) interrupt loudly (d) wait for your turn
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) gossiping about others
- 31.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
- 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) hiding a mistake (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
- 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) phone on silent
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) rude replies on chat (c) greeting coworkers (d) respecting others’ time
- 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) phone on silent (c) arriving on time (d) respecting others’ time
- 38.🏢 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
- 39.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- owning your mistakes
- leaving without telling
- greeting coworkers
- inform in advance
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- tell your supervisor
- a poor work habit
- False
- owning your mistakes
- arriving on time
- respecting others’ time
- True
- ignoring instructions
- hiding a mistake
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- phone on silent
- set it to silent
- asking when unsure
- greeting coworkers
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- keeping your desk tidy
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- wait for your turn
- gossiping about others
- taking others’ credit
- meeting deadlines
- gossiping about others
- hiding a mistake
- rude replies on chat
- a good work habit
- long personal calls
- ask politely
- True
- False
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