Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 43 · 40 questions

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.

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

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