Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 30 · 40 questions

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.

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

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