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