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