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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 626 · 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.🏢 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
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving on time
  3. 3.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) say nothing (c) skip the whole day (d) inform in advance
  4. 4.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) keeping your desk tidy
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) phone on silent (c) asking when unsure (d) keeping your desk tidy
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) owning your mistakes
  8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving late daily
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
  10. 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) meeting deadlines (c) long personal calls (d) rude replies on chat
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) ignoring instructions (d) meeting deadlines
  14. 14.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) set it to silent (d) turn up the volume
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  18. 18.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Whatever.”
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) greeting coworkers (c) rude replies on chat (d) hiding a mistake
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) rude replies on chat (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) owning your mistakes
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving on time (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) rude replies on chat
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) phone on silent (d) arriving on time
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving on time (d) leaving without telling
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
  32. 32.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) hide it
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) phone on silent
  34. 34.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) leave the room (c) interrupt loudly (d) wait for your turn
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) leaving without telling (c) rude replies on chat (d) owning your mistakes
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) taking others’ credit
  40. 40.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. ask politely
  2. gossiping about others
  3. inform in advance
  4. True
  5. keeping your desk tidy
  6. arriving late daily
  7. leaving without telling
  8. asking when unsure
  9. ignoring instructions
  10. meeting deadlines
  11. a poor work habit
  12. a good work habit
  13. ignoring instructions
  14. False
  15. set it to silent
  16. a good work habit
  17. a good work habit
  18. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  19. arriving on time
  20. greeting coworkers
  21. phone on silent
  22. rude replies on chat
  23. taking others’ credit
  24. greeting coworkers
  25. owning your mistakes
  26. a good work habit
  27. leaving without telling
  28. a poor work habit
  29. arriving on time
  30. a good work habit
  31. long personal calls
  32. tell your supervisor
  33. hiding a mistake
  34. wait for your turn
  35. gossiping about others
  36. a good work habit
  37. False
  38. owning your mistakes
  39. taking others’ credit
  40. False

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