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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 32 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  7. 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. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) asking when unsure (d) leaving without telling
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) rude replies on chat (d) greeting coworkers
  10. 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. 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. 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. 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. 14.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 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. 17.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  19. 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. 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. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) greeting coworkers
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 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. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  26. 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. 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. 28.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 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. 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. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) taking others’ credit (c) leaving without telling (d) phone on silent
  32. 32.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  35. 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. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) greeting coworkers (d) leaving without telling
  37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) leaving without telling
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) asking when unsure (c) ignoring instructions (d) leaving without telling
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) meeting deadlines (c) taking others’ credit (d) respecting others’ time

Answer key

  1. a poor work habit
  2. gossiping about others
  3. a good work habit
  4. a good work habit
  5. a good work habit
  6. a poor work habit
  7. inform in advance
  8. leaving without telling
  9. rude replies on chat
  10. asking when unsure
  11. ask politely
  12. greeting coworkers
  13. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  14. False
  15. True
  16. wait for your turn
  17. True
  18. a good work habit
  19. leaving without telling
  20. phone on silent
  21. ignoring instructions
  22. a good work habit
  23. keeping your desk tidy
  24. arriving late daily
  25. a good work habit
  26. arriving on time
  27. set it to silent
  28. False
  29. gossiping about others
  30. owning your mistakes
  31. phone on silent
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a poor work habit
  35. long personal calls
  36. greeting coworkers
  37. a poor work habit
  38. arriving on time
  39. asking when unsure
  40. taking others’ credit

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