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