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