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