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