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: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 4.🏢 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
- 5.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) arriving on time (d) asking when unsure
- 6.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) hide it (c) blame a coworker (d) tell your supervisor
- 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving late daily
- 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) asking when unsure (c) meeting deadlines (d) taking others’ credit
- 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 11.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
- 14.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) hiding a mistake (d) gossiping about others
- 15.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) ignoring instructions (c) owning your mistakes (d) meeting deadlines
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) phone on silent (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
- 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving late daily (d) long personal calls
- 18.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) skip the whole day (c) say nothing (d) just come late
- 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) leaving without telling (c) taking others’ credit (d) greeting coworkers
- 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) hiding a mistake
- 22.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) taking others’ credit (c) gossiping about others (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) taking others’ credit
- 24.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) set it to silent (c) turn up the volume (d) answer every call
- 26.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) phone on silent (c) arriving on time (d) leaving without telling
- 27.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) wait for your turn (d) leave the room
- 30.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) rude replies on chat (d) owning your mistakes
- 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) greeting coworkers
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) ignoring instructions (d) meeting deadlines
- 34.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
- 39.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) owning your mistakes
- 40.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- ask politely
- rude replies on chat
- tell your supervisor
- arriving on time
- a poor work habit
- taking others’ credit
- a good work habit
- False
- a good work habit
- arriving late daily
- asking when unsure
- ignoring instructions
- phone on silent
- respecting others’ time
- inform in advance
- greeting coworkers
- a poor work habit
- arriving on time
- keeping your desk tidy
- respecting others’ time
- True
- set it to silent
- leaving without telling
- False
- False
- wait for your turn
- False
- owning your mistakes
- hiding a mistake
- ignoring instructions
- True
- True
- True
- a good work habit
- asking when unsure
- gossiping about others
- True
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