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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 629 · 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: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 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. 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. 4.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 9.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  17. 17.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) asking when unsure
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  21. 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. 22.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 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. 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. 27.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 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. 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. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) ignoring instructions (c) rude replies on chat (d) long personal calls
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  33. 33.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) greeting coworkers (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) long personal calls
  37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit

Answer key

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

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