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