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