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