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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 587 · 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.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) answer every call (c) leave it ringing (d) turn up the volume
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  5. 5.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) gossiping about others (c) meeting deadlines (d) keeping your desk tidy
  7. 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) rude replies on chat
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) taking others’ credit (d) owning your mistakes
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) rude replies on chat
  10. 10.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) just come late (c) inform in advance (d) say nothing
  12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving late daily
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) hiding a mistake
  14. 14.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  16. 16.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Whatever.”
  17. 17.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) rude replies on chat
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving late daily
  24. 24.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) asking when unsure (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving on time (c) phone on silent (d) long personal calls
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving late daily (d) owning your mistakes
  28. 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving on time (d) arriving late daily
  29. 29.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 33.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) wait for your turn (c) leave the room (d) interrupt loudly
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  36. 36.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) ask politely (c) ask a customer (d) guess and hope
  37. 37.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving late daily (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) asking when unsure
  40. 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) phone on silent (c) ignoring instructions (d) taking others’ credit

Answer key

  1. True
  2. set it to silent
  3. a good work habit
  4. a good work habit
  5. True
  6. gossiping about others
  7. greeting coworkers
  8. taking others’ credit
  9. rude replies on chat
  10. True
  11. inform in advance
  12. owning your mistakes
  13. keeping your desk tidy
  14. False
  15. a poor work habit
  16. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  17. True
  18. True
  19. rude replies on chat
  20. a good work habit
  21. a good work habit
  22. a poor work habit
  23. asking when unsure
  24. False
  25. asking when unsure
  26. long personal calls
  27. arriving late daily
  28. arriving on time
  29. False
  30. a poor work habit
  31. False
  32. a poor work habit
  33. wait for your turn
  34. a poor work habit
  35. gossiping about others
  36. ask politely
  37. False
  38. leaving without telling
  39. arriving late daily
  40. phone on silent

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