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