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