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