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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 335 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) turn up the volume (d) set it to silent
  2. 2.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  6. 6.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) do nothing (c) ask a customer (d) ask politely
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) meeting deadlines (c) owning your mistakes (d) phone on silent
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) phone on silent (d) hiding a mistake
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) inform in advance (c) just come late (d) skip the whole day
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) long personal calls
  14. 14.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🏢 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.”
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) owning your mistakes
  18. 18.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) hide it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) owning your mistakes (c) phone on silent (d) taking others’ credit
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) asking when unsure (d) gossiping about others
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) rude replies on chat
  22. 22.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving late daily (d) meeting deadlines
  24. 24.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) greeting coworkers
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) respecting others’ time
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 27.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) respecting others’ time
  32. 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) leaving without telling
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) keeping your desk tidy
  35. 35.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit

Answer key

  1. set it to silent
  2. True
  3. False
  4. arriving late daily
  5. a good work habit
  6. ask politely
  7. taking others’ credit
  8. hiding a mistake
  9. a poor work habit
  10. inform in advance
  11. a poor work habit
  12. a good work habit
  13. long personal calls
  14. False
  15. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  16. a good work habit
  17. rude replies on chat
  18. tell your supervisor
  19. taking others’ credit
  20. gossiping about others
  21. keeping your desk tidy
  22. False
  23. arriving late daily
  24. greeting coworkers
  25. long personal calls
  26. a good work habit
  27. False
  28. a good work habit
  29. False
  30. False
  31. respecting others’ time
  32. phone on silent
  33. a poor work habit
  34. keeping your desk tidy
  35. True
  36. True
  37. False
  38. ignoring instructions
  39. a poor work habit
  40. a poor work habit

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