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.🏢 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.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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 4.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) meeting deadlines (c) leaving without telling (d) ignoring instructions
- 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 9.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) asking when unsure
- 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) phone on silent (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
- 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.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 23.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) greeting coworkers (c) meeting deadlines (d) rude replies on chat
- 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.🏢 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) taking others’ credit (c) greeting coworkers (d) owning your mistakes
- 29.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) owning your mistakes
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) ignoring instructions (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving on time
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
- 36.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) meeting deadlines (c) leaving without telling (d) ignoring instructions
- 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving on time (d) asking when unsure
- 39.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- keeping your desk tidy
- a good work habit
- True
- phone on silent
- True
- meeting deadlines
- a good work habit
- False
- owning your mistakes
- long personal calls
- ignoring instructions
- ask politely
- False
- hiding a mistake
- True
- a poor work habit
- inform in advance
- False
- set it to silent
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- True
- wait for your turn
- rude replies on chat
- respecting others’ time
- tell your supervisor
- taking others’ credit
- False
- gossiping about others
- leaving without telling
- ignoring instructions
- asking when unsure
- a good work habit
- asking when unsure
- meeting deadlines
- a poor work habit
- gossiping about others
- True
- hiding a mistake
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