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