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