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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 638 · 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  2. 2.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
  4. 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. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving late daily (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) leaving without telling (d) phone on silent
  7. 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. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) leaving without telling (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving on time
  11. 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. 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. 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. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) respecting others’ time (c) phone on silent (d) owning your mistakes
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  16. 16.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) meeting deadlines
  18. 18.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) greeting coworkers (c) rude replies on chat (d) taking others’ credit
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  21. 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. 22.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) leaving without telling (c) ignoring instructions (d) rude replies on chat
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 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. 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. 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. 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) phone on silent (c) meeting deadlines (d) greeting coworkers
  31. 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. 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. 33.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  35. 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. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  37. 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. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  39. 39.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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