Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 302 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) meeting deadlines (d) gossiping about others
2. 2.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) turn up the volume (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) taking others’ credit (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
7. 7.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) owning your mistakes (d) respecting others’ time
10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) long personal calls
12. 12.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving late daily (d) meeting deadlines
16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) greeting coworkers (c) phone on silent (d) arriving late daily
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving on time (d) arriving late daily
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving on time
19. 19.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) greeting coworkers (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) long personal calls
23. 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving late daily
24. 24.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) meeting deadlines
25. 25.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) leaving without telling (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) ask a customer (c) do nothing (d) ask politely
31. 31.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) tell your supervisor (d) blame a coworker
33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
34. 34.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) leave the room (d) roll your eyes
35. 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving on time
36. 36.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) just come late (c) say nothing (d) skip the whole day
37. 37.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) owning your mistakes (d) long personal calls
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
40. 40.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”

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