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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 620 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) set it to silent (c) leave it ringing (d) answer every call
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving on time (d) leaving without telling
  4. 4.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) blame a coworker
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) meeting deadlines (d) hiding a mistake
  7. 7.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) gossiping about others
  9. 9.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) ask a customer (c) guess and hope (d) ask politely
  10. 10.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) long personal calls (d) greeting coworkers
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) taking others’ credit
  15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) rude replies on chat (c) long personal calls (d) hiding a mistake
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  18. 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
  19. 19.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) gossiping about others (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving on time
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) wait for your turn (c) leave the room (d) interrupt loudly
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) taking others’ credit (d) keeping your desk tidy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) greeting coworkers (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
  28. 28.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Not my fault.”
  30. 30.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) greeting coworkers (c) meeting deadlines (d) respecting others’ time
  32. 32.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) leaving without telling (c) owning your mistakes (d) ignoring instructions
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) asking when unsure (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) leaving without telling (c) meeting deadlines (d) rude replies on chat
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit

Answer key

  1. False
  2. set it to silent
  3. arriving on time
  4. True
  5. tell your supervisor
  6. hiding a mistake
  7. False
  8. meeting deadlines
  9. ask politely
  10. False
  11. a poor work habit
  12. long personal calls
  13. a poor work habit
  14. asking when unsure
  15. greeting coworkers
  16. a poor work habit
  17. a poor work habit
  18. owning your mistakes
  19. False
  20. a good work habit
  21. gossiping about others
  22. a poor work habit
  23. True
  24. False
  25. wait for your turn
  26. keeping your desk tidy
  27. rude replies on chat
  28. False
  29. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  30. False
  31. hiding a mistake
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a good work habit
  36. owning your mistakes
  37. taking others’ credit
  38. meeting deadlines
  39. a good work habit
  40. a good work habit

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