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