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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 65 · 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: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  2. 2.🏢 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
  3. 3.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) wait for your turn (c) leave the room (d) roll your eyes
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  5. 5.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  7. 7.🏢 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving late daily (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) owning your mistakes
  9. 9.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  11. 11.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) asking when unsure (c) ignoring instructions (d) hiding a mistake
  13. 13.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  15. 15.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) greeting coworkers (d) rude replies on chat
  19. 19.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “I quit.”
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  22. 22.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  24. 24.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) leave it ringing (c) turn up the volume (d) answer every call
  27. 27.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) blame a coworker (c) tell your supervisor (d) leave early
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) respecting others’ time (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) phone on silent (c) respecting others’ time (d) meeting deadlines
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) leaving without telling (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving late daily
  34. 34.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
  36. 36.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) phone on silent (d) long personal calls
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) keeping your desk tidy
  39. 39.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) leaving without telling (d) respecting others’ time

Answer key

  1. a poor work habit
  2. inform in advance
  3. wait for your turn
  4. a good work habit
  5. False
  6. a good work habit
  7. ask politely
  8. arriving late daily
  9. True
  10. a good work habit
  11. False
  12. asking when unsure
  13. False
  14. a good work habit
  15. False
  16. True
  17. False
  18. rude replies on chat
  19. True
  20. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  21. a poor work habit
  22. True
  23. a poor work habit
  24. True
  25. True
  26. set it to silent
  27. tell your supervisor
  28. a poor work habit
  29. a good work habit
  30. hiding a mistake
  31. arriving late daily
  32. ignoring instructions
  33. respecting others’ time
  34. True
  35. taking others’ credit
  36. False
  37. long personal calls
  38. long personal calls
  39. False
  40. respecting others’ time

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