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