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