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 supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Not my fault.”
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) taking others’ credit
- 3.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving late daily (d) asking when unsure
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
- 5.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) hide it (c) tell your supervisor (d) blame a coworker
- 6.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) gossiping about others
- 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) leaving without telling (c) respecting others’ time (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 9.🏢 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
- 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) gossiping about others (c) taking others’ credit (d) respecting others’ time
- 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) ignoring instructions (c) greeting coworkers (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) greeting coworkers (c) gossiping about others (d) rude replies on chat
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 18.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) arriving late daily (d) phone on silent
- 21.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) leave the room (c) roll your eyes (d) interrupt loudly
- 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving late daily (c) meeting deadlines (d) rude replies on chat
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving on time (d) gossiping about others
- 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) turn up the volume (c) answer every call (d) set it to silent
- 29.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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 good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving on time
- 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) long personal calls (d) arriving on time
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving late daily (c) taking others’ credit (d) long personal calls
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
- 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 36.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) respecting others’ time
- 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) respecting others’ time
- 38.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
Answer key
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- taking others’ credit
- arriving late daily
- owning your mistakes
- tell your supervisor
- False
- keeping your desk tidy
- leaving without telling
- inform in advance
- respecting others’ time
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- gossiping about others
- ignoring instructions
- greeting coworkers
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- True
- False
- phone on silent
- wait for your turn
- a good work habit
- meeting deadlines
- gossiping about others
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- True
- set it to silent
- False
- a good work habit
- arriving on time
- long personal calls
- phone on silent
- meeting deadlines
- a good work habit
- rude replies on chat
- hiding a mistake
- True
- False
- rude replies on chat
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