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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 578 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) arriving on time (c) arriving late daily (d) rude replies on chat
  3. 3.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) do nothing (c) guess and hope (d) ask politely
  4. 4.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) turn up the volume (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
  6. 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) rude replies on chat (c) ignoring instructions (d) owning your mistakes
  7. 7.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  9. 9.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) gossiping about others
  12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  13. 13.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) leave the room (c) interrupt loudly (d) wait for your turn
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  15. 15.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) owning your mistakes
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) greeting coworkers (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
  18. 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving late daily (d) rude replies on chat
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) greeting coworkers
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving on time (d) rude replies on chat
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) owning your mistakes (c) greeting coworkers (d) meeting deadlines
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  25. 25.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) ignoring instructions (c) respecting others’ time (d) long personal calls
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  28. 28.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving late daily
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) phone on silent (d) gossiping about others
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) meeting deadlines (c) long personal calls (d) ignoring instructions
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) owning your mistakes
  37. 37.🏢 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
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) owning your mistakes (c) rude replies on chat (d) respecting others’ time
  39. 39.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. keeping your desk tidy
  2. arriving on time
  3. ask politely
  4. True
  5. set it to silent
  6. owning your mistakes
  7. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  8. a poor work habit
  9. True
  10. greeting coworkers
  11. asking when unsure
  12. a good work habit
  13. wait for your turn
  14. a good work habit
  15. False
  16. ignoring instructions
  17. greeting coworkers
  18. respecting others’ time
  19. rude replies on chat
  20. long personal calls
  21. arriving on time
  22. a good work habit
  23. long personal calls
  24. a good work habit
  25. True
  26. respecting others’ time
  27. a poor work habit
  28. True
  29. a poor work habit
  30. True
  31. arriving late daily
  32. phone on silent
  33. hiding a mistake
  34. a good work habit
  35. meeting deadlines
  36. owning your mistakes
  37. inform in advance
  38. rude replies on chat
  39. False
  40. True

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