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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

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

Answer key

  1. a good work habit
  2. set it to silent
  3. a poor work habit
  4. owning your mistakes
  5. taking others’ credit
  6. ignoring instructions
  7. asking when unsure
  8. phone on silent
  9. respecting others’ time
  10. ask politely
  11. long personal calls
  12. meeting deadlines
  13. hiding a mistake
  14. a good work habit
  15. inform in advance
  16. greeting coworkers
  17. arriving on time
  18. greeting coworkers
  19. wait for your turn
  20. a poor work habit
  21. keeping your desk tidy
  22. hiding a mistake
  23. gossiping about others
  24. asking when unsure
  25. True
  26. leaving without telling
  27. a poor work habit
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a poor work habit
  31. a good work habit
  32. a good work habit
  33. gossiping about others
  34. a poor work habit
  35. False
  36. a good work habit
  37. a good work habit
  38. rude replies on chat
  39. keeping your desk tidy
  40. False

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