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