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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 670 · 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: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  2. 2.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 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. 5.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  9. 9.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 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. 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. 17.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 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. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving late daily (d) keeping your desk tidy
  21. 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. 22.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 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. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) owning your mistakes (c) greeting coworkers (d) leaving without telling
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 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. 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. 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. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  32. 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. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) rude replies on chat (c) hiding a mistake (d) ignoring instructions
  34. 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. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  36. 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. 37.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  39. 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. 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

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

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