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