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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 450 · 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: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  5. 5.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) greeting coworkers (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) asking when unsure
  10. 10.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) arriving late daily (c) arriving on time (d) rude replies on chat
  12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) phone on silent (c) arriving late daily (d) gossiping about others
  13. 13.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) ignoring instructions (d) keeping your desk tidy
  15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) keeping your desk tidy
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  18. 18.🏢 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) long personal calls (d) arriving on time
  20. 20.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Not my fault.”
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving late daily (d) owning your mistakes
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving on time (d) respecting others’ time
  23. 23.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) leave the room (c) roll your eyes (d) wait for your turn
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving on time
  25. 25.🏢 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) asking when unsure
  27. 27.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) tell your supervisor (c) blame a coworker (d) leave early
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) leaving without telling
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) meeting deadlines (d) respecting others’ time
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) arriving on time (d) taking others’ credit
  34. 34.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) arriving late daily (c) phone on silent (d) gossiping about others
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  37. 37.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) respecting others’ time (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving late daily
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) taking others’ credit (c) phone on silent (d) keeping your desk tidy
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) hiding a mistake

Answer key

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

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