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