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