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