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