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