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