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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

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

Answer key

  1. set it to silent
  2. a good work habit
  3. a good work habit
  4. a poor work habit
  5. a poor work habit
  6. a poor work habit
  7. arriving on time
  8. meeting deadlines
  9. keeping your desk tidy
  10. gossiping about others
  11. taking others’ credit
  12. False
  13. long personal calls
  14. a poor work habit
  15. False
  16. a good work habit
  17. a poor work habit
  18. a poor work habit
  19. arriving on time
  20. gossiping about others
  21. False
  22. inform in advance
  23. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  24. hiding a mistake
  25. phone on silent
  26. greeting coworkers
  27. hiding a mistake
  28. False
  29. greeting coworkers
  30. meeting deadlines
  31. a good work habit
  32. respecting others’ time
  33. a good work habit
  34. owning your mistakes
  35. False
  36. a good work habit
  37. taking others’ credit
  38. keeping your desk tidy
  39. tell your supervisor
  40. a good work habit

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