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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 352 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) meeting deadlines (c) taking others’ credit (d) greeting coworkers
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) leaving without telling
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) ignoring instructions (c) asking when unsure (d) phone on silent
  10. 10.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) roll your eyes (c) interrupt loudly (d) wait for your turn
  11. 11.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 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. 14.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving late daily
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving late daily (d) asking when unsure
  17. 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
  20. 20.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) tell your supervisor (b) hide it (c) blame a coworker (d) leave early
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  22. 22.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) skip the whole day (c) say nothing (d) just come late
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) respecting others’ time
  24. 24.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) rude replies on chat
  26. 26.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “Not my fault.” (d) “Whatever.”
  27. 27.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
  29. 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
  30. 30.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) arriving on time
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving late daily (d) gossiping about others
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving on time
  36. 36.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
  39. 39.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) set it to silent (d) turn up the volume
  40. 40.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a good work habit
  2. a good work habit
  3. a poor work habit
  4. taking others’ credit
  5. a good work habit
  6. arriving on time
  7. hiding a mistake
  8. a good work habit
  9. ignoring instructions
  10. wait for your turn
  11. False
  12. False
  13. ask politely
  14. False
  15. owning your mistakes
  16. arriving late daily
  17. greeting coworkers
  18. leaving without telling
  19. gossiping about others
  20. tell your supervisor
  21. a poor work habit
  22. inform in advance
  23. gossiping about others
  24. False
  25. keeping your desk tidy
  26. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  27. True
  28. long personal calls
  29. phone on silent
  30. False
  31. a poor work habit
  32. rude replies on chat
  33. taking others’ credit
  34. meeting deadlines
  35. long personal calls
  36. False
  37. a poor work habit
  38. phone on silent
  39. set it to silent
  40. True

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