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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 337 · 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.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) hiding a mistake
  2. 2.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
  4. 4.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
  5. 5.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) respecting others’ time (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  8. 8.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) leave the room
  12. 12.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  14. 14.🏢 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.”
  15. 15.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) rude replies on chat (c) arriving late daily (d) hiding a mistake
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving on time (d) gossiping about others
  18. 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) leaving without telling (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) asking when unsure
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) ignoring instructions (d) meeting deadlines
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
  24. 24.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) just come late (c) inform in advance (d) skip the whole day
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  26. 26.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) ignoring instructions (c) meeting deadlines (d) greeting coworkers
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) gossiping about others
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) rude replies on chat (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  35. 35.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask politely (b) ask a customer (c) guess and hope (d) do nothing
  36. 36.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) leave it ringing (c) set it to silent (d) turn up the volume
  37. 37.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving late daily (c) greeting coworkers (d) owning your mistakes
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) ignoring instructions (d) hiding a mistake

Answer key

  1. hiding a mistake
  2. False
  3. taking others’ credit
  4. asking when unsure
  5. False
  6. long personal calls
  7. a good work habit
  8. True
  9. True
  10. False
  11. wait for your turn
  12. True
  13. a poor work habit
  14. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  15. False
  16. greeting coworkers
  17. gossiping about others
  18. a good work habit
  19. leaving without telling
  20. hiding a mistake
  21. meeting deadlines
  22. a good work habit
  23. leaving without telling
  24. inform in advance
  25. a poor work habit
  26. False
  27. ignoring instructions
  28. a poor work habit
  29. a good work habit
  30. False
  31. respecting others’ time
  32. a good work habit
  33. greeting coworkers
  34. a poor work habit
  35. ask politely
  36. set it to silent
  37. True
  38. taking others’ credit
  39. arriving late daily
  40. arriving on time

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