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