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