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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 428 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) inform in advance (c) skip the whole day (d) just come late
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  3. 3.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) set it to silent (c) turn up the volume (d) answer every call
  4. 4.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) tell your supervisor (d) blame a coworker
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  7. 7.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) taking others’ credit (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
  10. 10.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  12. 12.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  16. 16.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) respecting others’ time (d) long personal calls
  20. 20.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) leaving without telling
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) taking others’ credit (d) greeting coworkers
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  23. 23.🏢 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) greeting coworkers (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
  25. 25.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) owning your mistakes (d) keeping your desk tidy
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) greeting coworkers (c) ignoring instructions (d) meeting deadlines
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
  35. 35.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
  38. 38.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask politely (b) do nothing (c) ask a customer (d) guess and hope
  39. 39.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “Not my fault.” (d) “Whatever.”
  40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit

Answer key

  1. inform in advance
  2. a good work habit
  3. set it to silent
  4. False
  5. tell your supervisor
  6. a good work habit
  7. False
  8. meeting deadlines
  9. arriving late daily
  10. True
  11. a poor work habit
  12. True
  13. False
  14. a poor work habit
  15. a poor work habit
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. respecting others’ time
  20. respecting others’ time
  21. greeting coworkers
  22. a good work habit
  23. wait for your turn
  24. greeting coworkers
  25. False
  26. taking others’ credit
  27. leaving without telling
  28. a good work habit
  29. a good work habit
  30. False
  31. True
  32. ignoring instructions
  33. a poor work habit
  34. gossiping about others
  35. True
  36. a good work habit
  37. taking others’ credit
  38. ask politely
  39. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  40. a poor work habit

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