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