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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) meeting deadlines (c) taking others’ credit (d) greeting coworkers
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
- 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) ignoring instructions (c) asking when unsure (d) phone on silent
- 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.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving late daily
- 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.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
- 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.🏢 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) respecting others’ time
- 24.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🏢 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.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.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.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving late daily (d) gossiping about others
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving on time
- 36.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
- 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.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- taking others’ credit
- a good work habit
- arriving on time
- hiding a mistake
- a good work habit
- ignoring instructions
- wait for your turn
- False
- False
- ask politely
- False
- owning your mistakes
- arriving late daily
- greeting coworkers
- leaving without telling
- gossiping about others
- tell your supervisor
- a poor work habit
- inform in advance
- gossiping about others
- False
- keeping your desk tidy
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- True
- long personal calls
- phone on silent
- False
- a poor work habit
- rude replies on chat
- taking others’ credit
- meeting deadlines
- long personal calls
- False
- a poor work habit
- phone on silent
- set it to silent
- True
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