Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 415 · 40 questions

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.

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

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