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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 525 · 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.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) tell your supervisor (b) blame a coworker (c) leave early (d) hide it
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) gossiping about others (d) meeting deadlines
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
  4. 4.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving late daily (c) taking others’ credit (d) ignoring instructions
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) greeting coworkers (d) ignoring instructions
  8. 8.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) hiding a mistake (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
  11. 11.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) wait for your turn (c) interrupt loudly (d) roll your eyes
  12. 12.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) leaving without telling (d) keeping your desk tidy
  15. 15.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) just come late (c) skip the whole day (d) say nothing
  17. 17.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “I quit.”
  19. 19.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) set it to silent (c) leave it ringing (d) turn up the volume
  21. 21.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
  24. 24.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) ignoring instructions (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving on time
  26. 26.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) owning your mistakes (c) ignoring instructions (d) greeting coworkers
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  32. 32.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving late daily (d) greeting coworkers
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  35. 35.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) ignoring instructions (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) arriving on time
  37. 37.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit

Answer key

  1. tell your supervisor
  2. gossiping about others
  3. rude replies on chat
  4. owning your mistakes
  5. rude replies on chat
  6. a poor work habit
  7. greeting coworkers
  8. True
  9. a good work habit
  10. hiding a mistake
  11. wait for your turn
  12. True
  13. a good work habit
  14. keeping your desk tidy
  15. True
  16. inform in advance
  17. False
  18. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  19. True
  20. set it to silent
  21. False
  22. a poor work habit
  23. keeping your desk tidy
  24. phone on silent
  25. arriving on time
  26. True
  27. a poor work habit
  28. a good work habit
  29. ignoring instructions
  30. a poor work habit
  31. a good work habit
  32. False
  33. greeting coworkers
  34. a poor work habit
  35. True
  36. ignoring instructions
  37. False
  38. True
  39. a good work habit
  40. a good work habit

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