Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 544 · 40 questions

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.

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

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