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