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.🏢 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.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.🏢 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.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) phone on silent (c) asking when unsure (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 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.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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) ignoring instructions (d) meeting deadlines
- 14.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) taking others’ credit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) rude replies on chat (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent
- 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.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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) leaving without telling (c) greeting coworkers (d) rude replies on chat
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) phone on silent (d) arriving on time
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
- 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.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.🏢 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
- 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 37.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) taking others’ credit
- 40.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- ask politely
- gossiping about others
- inform in advance
- True
- keeping your desk tidy
- arriving late daily
- leaving without telling
- asking when unsure
- ignoring instructions
- meeting deadlines
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- ignoring instructions
- False
- set it to silent
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- arriving on time
- greeting coworkers
- phone on silent
- rude replies on chat
- taking others’ credit
- greeting coworkers
- owning your mistakes
- a good work habit
- leaving without telling
- a poor work habit
- arriving on time
- a good work habit
- long personal calls
- tell your supervisor
- hiding a mistake
- wait for your turn
- gossiping about others
- a good work habit
- False
- owning your mistakes
- taking others’ credit
- False
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