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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 592 · 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: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) leave it ringing (c) turn up the volume (d) set it to silent
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) owning your mistakes (d) ignoring instructions
  5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving on time (d) gossiping about others
  6. 6.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  10. 10.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Not my fault.”
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) greeting coworkers
  12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) greeting coworkers
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  14. 14.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) leave the room (c) interrupt loudly (d) roll your eyes
  15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) arriving late daily (c) owning your mistakes (d) leaving without telling
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) long personal calls
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) respecting others’ time (d) meeting deadlines
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) asking when unsure (c) meeting deadlines (d) greeting coworkers
  20. 20.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) long personal calls (c) meeting deadlines (d) rude replies on chat
  23. 23.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) leaving without telling
  25. 25.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent
  27. 27.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving late daily (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  32. 32.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🏢 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) say nothing (d) inform in advance
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  37. 37.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  39. 39.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) tell your supervisor (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving on time

Answer key

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

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