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: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) taking others’ credit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) ignoring instructions (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) respecting others’ time
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) ignoring instructions (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) leaving without telling
- 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.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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) meeting deadlines (d) leaving without telling
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) phone on silent (c) arriving on time (d) asking when unsure
- 23.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) meeting deadlines (d) owning your mistakes
- 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.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) leaving without telling (c) arriving on time (d) phone on silent
- 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 28.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 35.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a mistake (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
- 40.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a good work habit
- set it to silent
- a poor work habit
- owning your mistakes
- taking others’ credit
- ignoring instructions
- asking when unsure
- phone on silent
- respecting others’ time
- ask politely
- long personal calls
- meeting deadlines
- hiding a mistake
- a good work habit
- inform in advance
- greeting coworkers
- arriving on time
- greeting coworkers
- wait for your turn
- a poor work habit
- keeping your desk tidy
- hiding a mistake
- gossiping about others
- asking when unsure
- True
- leaving without telling
- a poor work habit
- False
- True
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- gossiping about others
- a poor work habit
- False
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- rude replies on chat
- keeping your desk tidy
- False
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