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) owning your mistakes (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) hiding a mistake
- 2.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
- 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.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) respecting others’ time (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
- 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 8.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving on time (d) gossiping about others
- 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) asking when unsure
- 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) ignoring instructions (d) meeting deadlines
- 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 26.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) ignoring instructions (c) meeting deadlines (d) greeting coworkers
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 30.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) rude replies on chat (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
- 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 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.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving late daily (c) greeting coworkers (d) owning your mistakes
- 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
- hiding a mistake
- False
- taking others’ credit
- asking when unsure
- False
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- True
- True
- False
- wait for your turn
- True
- a poor work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- False
- greeting coworkers
- gossiping about others
- a good work habit
- leaving without telling
- hiding a mistake
- meeting deadlines
- a good work habit
- leaving without telling
- inform in advance
- a poor work habit
- False
- ignoring instructions
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- False
- respecting others’ time
- a good work habit
- greeting coworkers
- a poor work habit
- ask politely
- set it to silent
- True
- taking others’ credit
- arriving late daily
- arriving on time
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