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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 654 · 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.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) asking when unsure
  2. 2.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) tell your supervisor (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) leaving without telling (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving on time
  5. 5.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
  7. 7.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  9. 9.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) leaving without telling (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
  12. 12.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  14. 14.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  15. 15.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 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. 19.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) wait for your turn (d) leave the room
  20. 20.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) guess and hope (c) ask politely (d) ask a customer
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) owning your mistakes
  26. 26.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) respecting others’ time (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
  31. 31.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
  33. 33.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) ignoring instructions (d) owning your mistakes
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) turn up the volume (c) set it to silent (d) answer every call
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  40. 40.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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