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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 660 · 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: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  2. 2.🏢 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
  3. 3.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) ask a customer (c) guess and hope (d) ask politely
  4. 4.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) leaving without telling
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) respecting others’ time
  8. 8.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🏢 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
  10. 10.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) leaving without telling
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  16. 16.🏢 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.”
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) greeting coworkers (c) meeting deadlines (d) keeping your desk tidy
  18. 18.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) tell your supervisor
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) phone on silent (d) owning your mistakes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) owning your mistakes
  21. 21.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) owning your mistakes
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) greeting coworkers (d) ignoring instructions
  25. 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) taking others’ credit (c) arriving late daily (d) arriving on time
  26. 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) rude replies on chat (c) long personal calls (d) ignoring instructions
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) ignoring instructions (d) hiding a mistake
  29. 29.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) meeting deadlines (c) taking others’ credit (d) long personal calls
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) greeting coworkers (c) leaving without telling (d) keeping your desk tidy
  35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  36. 36.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving on time
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) ignoring instructions (d) rude replies on chat
  39. 39.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) interrupt loudly (c) leave the room (d) wait for your turn
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit

Answer key

  1. a poor work habit
  2. inform in advance
  3. ask politely
  4. True
  5. False
  6. meeting deadlines
  7. arriving late daily
  8. False
  9. set it to silent
  10. False
  11. False
  12. gossiping about others
  13. arriving on time
  14. a good work habit
  15. a poor work habit
  16. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  17. taking others’ credit
  18. tell your supervisor
  19. rude replies on chat
  20. arriving late daily
  21. True
  22. True
  23. gossiping about others
  24. greeting coworkers
  25. arriving on time
  26. phone on silent
  27. a poor work habit
  28. greeting coworkers
  29. meeting deadlines
  30. a good work habit
  31. a poor work habit
  32. a good work habit
  33. a good work habit
  34. leaving without telling
  35. a poor work habit
  36. False
  37. hiding a mistake
  38. keeping your desk tidy
  39. wait for your turn
  40. taking others’ credit

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