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