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