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