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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 445 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) leaving without telling (c) respecting others’ time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  4. 4.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) ask politely (c) ask a customer (d) guess and hope
  5. 5.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) leave it ringing (c) turn up the volume (d) set it to silent
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  9. 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) leaving without telling
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) greeting coworkers (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  11. 11.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🏢 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
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) asking when unsure
  15. 15.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) roll your eyes (c) interrupt loudly (d) leave the room
  16. 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) respecting others’ time
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) meeting deadlines (c) respecting others’ time (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: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) long personal calls (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
  22. 22.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Whatever.”
  23. 23.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) phone on silent
  26. 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) taking others’ credit (c) gossiping about others (d) owning your mistakes
  27. 27.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) owning your mistakes
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  32. 32.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) hide it (d) leave early
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving late daily (d) hiding a mistake
  36. 36.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving late daily
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. leaving without telling
  4. ask politely
  5. False
  6. set it to silent
  7. a good work habit
  8. a good work habit
  9. arriving on time
  10. arriving late daily
  11. True
  12. inform in advance
  13. a good work habit
  14. asking when unsure
  15. wait for your turn
  16. respecting others’ time
  17. ignoring instructions
  18. a good work habit
  19. a poor work habit
  20. long personal calls
  21. greeting coworkers
  22. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  23. True
  24. False
  25. taking others’ credit
  26. owning your mistakes
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a poor work habit
  30. owning your mistakes
  31. a poor work habit
  32. True
  33. tell your supervisor
  34. a poor work habit
  35. asking when unsure
  36. False
  37. a poor work habit
  38. a poor work habit
  39. meeting deadlines
  40. long personal calls

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