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