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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving late daily (d) arriving on time
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving late daily (d) phone on silent
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) greeting coworkers (c) meeting deadlines (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 5.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) respecting others’ time (d) taking others’ credit
- 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) taking others’ credit
- 8.🏢 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.”
- 9.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) arriving late daily (d) meeting deadlines
- 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) respecting others’ time (d) gossiping about others
- 13.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) ignoring instructions (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
- 17.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving on time
- 18.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) long personal calls (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 21.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
- 23.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) phone on silent (c) meeting deadlines (d) greeting coworkers
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) asking when unsure
- 27.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
- 28.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
- 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) asking when unsure
- 30.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) wait for your turn (c) roll your eyes (d) leave the room
- 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) gossiping about others (d) leaving without telling
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) phone on silent (c) gossiping about others (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
- 36.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 39.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
Answer key
- a good work habit
- arriving late daily
- phone on silent
- ignoring instructions
- taking others’ credit
- a good work habit
- keeping your desk tidy
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- False
- arriving late daily
- a poor work habit
- respecting others’ time
- True
- False
- greeting coworkers
- hiding a mistake
- hiding a mistake
- True
- a poor work habit
- long personal calls
- True
- owning your mistakes
- False
- a good work habit
- rude replies on chat
- taking others’ credit
- meeting deadlines
- ignoring instructions
- asking when unsure
- True
- wait for your turn
- respecting others’ time
- gossiping about others
- a good work habit
- greeting coworkers
- True
- False
- a good work habit
- True
- a poor work habit
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