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