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