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