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