Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 514 · 40 questions

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.

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

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