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