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