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