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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

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

Answer key

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

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