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