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.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.🏢 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 9.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) leaving without telling (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
- 12.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 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.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) owning your mistakes
- 26.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
- 33.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 40.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- hiding a mistake
- tell your supervisor
- a poor work habit
- leaving without telling
- False
- greeting coworkers
- False
- a poor work habit
- False
- a poor work habit
- phone on silent
- False
- a poor work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- False
- True
- False
- inform in advance
- wait for your turn
- False
- ask politely
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- gossiping about others
- True
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- gossiping about others
- True
- asking when unsure
- False
- False
- ignoring instructions
- a good work habit
- set it to silent
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- False
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