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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 678 · 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: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) meeting deadlines (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) asking when unsure
  4. 4.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) skip the whole day (c) say nothing (d) just come late
  5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving late daily (d) respecting others’ time
  6. 6.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) tell your supervisor
  11. 11.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) set it to silent (d) turn up the volume
  12. 12.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving late daily (c) leaving without telling (d) greeting coworkers
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) rude replies on chat
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  17. 17.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) long personal calls (c) owning your mistakes (d) asking when unsure
  20. 20.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Not my fault.”
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) phone on silent
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) greeting coworkers (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure
  26. 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) meeting deadlines (c) leaving without telling (d) gossiping about others
  27. 27.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) rude replies on chat (c) ignoring instructions (d) asking when unsure
  30. 30.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) roll your eyes (c) wait for your turn (d) interrupt loudly
  32. 32.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) taking others’ credit
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  40. 40.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) do nothing (c) ask politely (d) ask a customer

Answer key

  1. a good work habit
  2. owning your mistakes
  3. ignoring instructions
  4. inform in advance
  5. respecting others’ time
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. False
  10. tell your supervisor
  11. set it to silent
  12. True
  13. greeting coworkers
  14. rude replies on chat
  15. a poor work habit
  16. a poor work habit
  17. False
  18. a good work habit
  19. long personal calls
  20. “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  21. long personal calls
  22. a poor work habit
  23. phone on silent
  24. a good work habit
  25. hiding a mistake
  26. meeting deadlines
  27. False
  28. True
  29. asking when unsure
  30. True
  31. wait for your turn
  32. True
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a poor work habit
  36. a poor work habit
  37. taking others’ credit
  38. a poor work habit
  39. a good work habit
  40. ask politely

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