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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 2.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) long personal calls (c) greeting coworkers (d) respecting others’ time
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 4.🏢 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.”
- 5.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 7.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) set it to silent (c) leave it ringing (d) answer every call
- 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) hiding a mistake
- 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving late daily
- 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) rude replies on chat (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving late daily
- 11.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving late daily
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) ignoring instructions (c) leaving without telling (d) owning your mistakes
- 15.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) inform in advance (c) say nothing (d) just come late
- 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) taking others’ credit (c) long personal calls (d) arriving on time
- 17.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) leave the room (d) roll your eyes
- 18.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) long personal calls (c) owning your mistakes (d) gossiping about others
- 20.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) tell your supervisor (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
- 21.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) rude replies on chat
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 25.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) greeting coworkers (c) rude replies on chat (d) respecting others’ time
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) gossiping about others (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving late daily
- 30.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) arriving late daily (c) phone on silent (d) meeting deadlines
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
- 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) gossiping about others
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) meeting deadlines (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
- 37.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
- 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 40.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a poor work habit
- long personal calls
- a poor work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- False
- a good work habit
- set it to silent
- respecting others’ time
- phone on silent
- asking when unsure
- False
- a poor work habit
- arriving late daily
- owning your mistakes
- inform in advance
- arriving on time
- wait for your turn
- False
- owning your mistakes
- tell your supervisor
- True
- gossiping about others
- respecting others’ time
- a good work habit
- True
- a good work habit
- rude replies on chat
- a good work habit
- meeting deadlines
- True
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- arriving late daily
- hiding a mistake
- keeping your desk tidy
- meeting deadlines
- False
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- False
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