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