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