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