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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 401 · 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: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) keeping your desk tidy
  3. 3.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🏢 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) inform in advance (d) say nothing
  5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) owning your mistakes (c) leaving without telling (d) ignoring instructions
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) owning your mistakes
  7. 7.🏢 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
  8. 8.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) phone on silent
  14. 14.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  15. 15.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) phone on silent (c) rude replies on chat (d) hiding a mistake
  19. 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  21. 21.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) leave it ringing (c) turn up the volume (d) set it to silent
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) gossiping about others
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) hiding a mistake (c) leaving without telling (d) respecting others’ time
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving on time (d) hiding a mistake
  25. 25.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) leave the room (c) roll your eyes (d) interrupt loudly
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
  28. 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) rude replies on chat (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) hiding a mistake
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) ignoring instructions (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) leaving without telling (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) meeting deadlines
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) greeting coworkers (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) owning your mistakes
  36. 36.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) long personal calls (d) greeting coworkers
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving late daily (d) owning your mistakes
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) owning your mistakes (c) phone on silent (d) gossiping about others
  39. 39.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) blame a coworker
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) ignoring instructions (c) respecting others’ time (d) phone on silent

Answer key

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

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