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