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: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a mistake (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
- 3.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) phone on silent (c) arriving late daily (d) arriving on time
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
- 6.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🏢 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.”
- 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) taking others’ credit
- 10.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) guess and hope (c) do nothing (d) ask politely
- 11.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) leave the room (c) wait for your turn (d) interrupt loudly
- 12.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 14.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) rude replies on chat
- 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) asking when unsure (c) meeting deadlines (d) hiding a mistake
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) ignoring instructions (d) respecting others’ time
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) gossiping about others (c) phone on silent (d) owning your mistakes
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
- 21.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 23.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) long personal calls (c) meeting deadlines (d) greeting coworkers
- 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) asking when unsure (c) greeting coworkers (d) rude replies on chat
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) hiding a mistake (c) long personal calls (d) rude replies on chat
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) taking others’ credit (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving late daily (c) meeting deadlines (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 31.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) set it to silent (d) turn up the volume
- 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) leaving without telling
- 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 34.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 37.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) blame a coworker (c) leave early (d) tell your supervisor
- 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 40.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- keeping your desk tidy
- arriving late daily
- long personal calls
- greeting coworkers
- True
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- a good work habit
- taking others’ credit
- ask politely
- wait for your turn
- False
- a good work habit
- asking when unsure
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- hiding a mistake
- respecting others’ time
- gossiping about others
- leaving without telling
- True
- a poor work habit
- False
- long personal calls
- rude replies on chat
- a good work habit
- arriving on time
- a good work habit
- owning your mistakes
- arriving late daily
- set it to silent
- leaving without telling
- a poor work habit
- False
- False
- a good work habit
- False
- tell your supervisor
- a poor work habit
- True
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