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