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.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Not my fault.”
- 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 4.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) answer every call (c) turn up the volume (d) leave it ringing
- 5.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) taking others’ credit (d) respecting others’ time
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
- 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
- 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 10.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) respecting others’ time (d) rude replies on chat
- 11.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) long personal calls (c) greeting coworkers (d) asking when unsure
- 14.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) leave the room (c) wait for your turn (d) roll your eyes
- 15.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
- 16.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) rude replies on chat
- 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving on time (c) hiding a mistake (d) rude replies on chat
- 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) owning your mistakes (c) asking when unsure (d) phone on silent
- 21.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) greeting coworkers
- 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
- 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving late daily (d) leaving without telling
- 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) hiding a mistake (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 27.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) hide it (c) tell your supervisor (d) blame a coworker
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) leaving without telling (c) respecting others’ time (d) phone on silent
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) phone on silent (d) rude replies on chat
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving late daily (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
- 31.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 33.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) hiding a mistake (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
- 37.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 39.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) hiding a mistake (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
Answer key
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- set it to silent
- taking others’ credit
- phone on silent
- greeting coworkers
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- rude replies on chat
- False
- True
- long personal calls
- wait for your turn
- gossiping about others
- False
- meeting deadlines
- arriving on time
- a poor work habit
- gossiping about others
- False
- long personal calls
- asking when unsure
- a poor work habit
- owning your mistakes
- keeping your desk tidy
- tell your supervisor
- leaving without telling
- rude replies on chat
- greeting coworkers
- True
- a good work habit
- False
- True
- True
- hiding a mistake
- False
- a good work habit
- False
- respecting others’ time
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