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