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