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