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