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