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