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