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