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