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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 518 · 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) meeting deadlines
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) arriving late daily
  5. 5.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) turn up the volume (c) set it to silent (d) answer every call
  8. 8.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) wait for your turn (c) interrupt loudly (d) leave the room
  10. 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) long personal calls (c) arriving late daily (d) gossiping about others
  11. 11.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) arriving late daily
  12. 12.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) phone on silent
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  15. 15.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) asking when unsure (c) ignoring instructions (d) long personal calls
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
  19. 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
  20. 20.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) leaving without telling
  21. 21.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  24. 24.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) ask politely (c) guess and hope (d) ask a customer
  27. 27.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) skip the whole day (c) just come late (d) say nothing
  28. 28.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) taking others’ credit (c) rude replies on chat (d) owning your mistakes
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) greeting coworkers (c) taking others’ credit (d) rude replies on chat
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 33.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) hide it
  34. 34.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) taking others’ credit (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
  37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) phone on silent (d) leaving without telling
  39. 39.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) taking others’ credit
  40. 40.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a poor work habit
  2. meeting deadlines
  3. a good work habit
  4. keeping your desk tidy
  5. False
  6. False
  7. set it to silent
  8. False
  9. wait for your turn
  10. greeting coworkers
  11. keeping your desk tidy
  12. True
  13. leaving without telling
  14. a good work habit
  15. True
  16. True
  17. asking when unsure
  18. ignoring instructions
  19. phone on silent
  20. arriving on time
  21. True
  22. a poor work habit
  23. a poor work habit
  24. False
  25. True
  26. ask politely
  27. inform in advance
  28. True
  29. a poor work habit
  30. owning your mistakes
  31. greeting coworkers
  32. a poor work habit
  33. tell your supervisor
  34. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  35. respecting others’ time
  36. arriving on time
  37. a poor work habit
  38. leaving without telling
  39. meeting deadlines
  40. False

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