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