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