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