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