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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 68 · 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.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “I quit.”
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  5. 5.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) ask politely (c) guess and hope (d) do nothing
  6. 6.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) wait for your turn (c) interrupt loudly (d) leave the room
  7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) gossiping about others (c) owning your mistakes (d) asking when unsure
  9. 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving on time (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) gossiping about others
  12. 12.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) blame a coworker
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) taking others’ credit
  16. 16.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) rude replies on chat (d) asking when unsure
  18. 18.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  20. 20.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) taking others’ credit (c) long personal calls (d) greeting coworkers
  22. 22.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) say nothing (c) just come late (d) inform in advance
  23. 23.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving late daily
  25. 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) ignoring instructions (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
  26. 26.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) owning your mistakes
  31. 31.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) leave it ringing (c) answer every call (d) set it to silent
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) asking when unsure (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) taking others’ credit
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  34. 34.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) hiding a mistake (c) phone on silent (d) meeting deadlines
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) greeting coworkers (c) phone on silent (d) respecting others’ time
  38. 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) respecting others’ time
  39. 39.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) asking when unsure (d) leaving without telling

Answer key

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

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