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