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