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