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