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