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) respecting others’ time (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) meeting deadlines
- 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) turn up the volume (c) answer every call (d) leave it ringing
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
- 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 6.🏢 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.”
- 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 8.🏢 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
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) rude replies on chat (c) respecting others’ time (d) owning your mistakes
- 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) arriving late daily (d) owning your mistakes
- 11.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving late daily (d) rude replies on chat
- 14.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) say nothing (c) inform in advance (d) just come late
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 17.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) hiding a mistake
- 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) leaving without telling
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving late daily (d) respecting others’ time
- 22.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving on time (d) leaving without telling
- 24.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving on time
- 28.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) taking others’ credit (d) respecting others’ time
- 30.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) wait for your turn
- 32.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) respecting others’ time
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) phone on silent (c) taking others’ credit (d) gossiping about others
- 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) greeting coworkers (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
- 37.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) asking when unsure
- 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) arriving on time
Answer key
- hiding a mistake
- set it to silent
- ignoring instructions
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- a poor work habit
- ask politely
- rude replies on chat
- owning your mistakes
- False
- False
- respecting others’ time
- False
- inform in advance
- a poor work habit
- hiding a mistake
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- leaving without telling
- arriving late daily
- False
- arriving on time
- True
- True
- a poor work habit
- arriving on time
- True
- taking others’ credit
- True
- wait for your turn
- True
- gossiping about others
- phone on silent
- a good work habit
- greeting coworkers
- True
- asking when unsure
- a poor work habit
- gossiping about others
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