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