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