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