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