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