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