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