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