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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 661 · 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 good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving late daily (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  3. 3.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) arriving on time (c) asking when unsure (d) greeting coworkers
  6. 6.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask politely (b) do nothing (c) guess and hope (d) ask a customer
  7. 7.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) turn up the volume (c) leave it ringing (d) answer every call
  8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) gossiping about others (d) keeping your desk tidy
  9. 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) phone on silent (c) gossiping about others (d) long personal calls
  10. 10.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) phone on silent (d) meeting deadlines
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) long personal calls (d) greeting coworkers
  13. 13.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) taking others’ credit (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
  16. 16.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) say nothing (c) skip the whole day (d) just come late
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) arriving late daily (c) respecting others’ time (d) owning your mistakes
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  20. 20.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) blame a coworker (c) tell your supervisor (d) hide it
  22. 22.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) long personal calls (c) owning your mistakes (d) rude replies on chat
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) asking when unsure
  27. 27.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) long personal calls (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving on time
  29. 29.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) ignoring instructions (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) hiding a mistake (c) respecting others’ time (d) leaving without telling
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) owning your mistakes (c) leaving without telling (d) greeting coworkers
  35. 35.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) phone on silent (c) rude replies on chat (d) greeting coworkers
  38. 38.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) wait for your turn (c) roll your eyes (d) leave the room
  40. 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit

Answer key

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

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