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