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