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