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