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) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “I quit.”
- 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) ignoring instructions (c) taking others’ credit (d) gossiping about others
- 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.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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) taking others’ credit
- 16.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 20.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏢 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.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving late daily
- 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.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) owning your mistakes
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) asking when unsure (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) taking others’ credit
- 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 34.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) hiding a mistake (c) phone on silent (d) meeting deadlines
- 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.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.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- a good work habit
- ask politely
- wait for your turn
- a good work habit
- gossiping about others
- arriving on time
- a poor work habit
- arriving on time
- tell your supervisor
- rude replies on chat
- gossiping about others
- respecting others’ time
- False
- asking when unsure
- False
- a poor work habit
- False
- greeting coworkers
- inform in advance
- True
- asking when unsure
- phone on silent
- True
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- owning your mistakes
- set it to silent
- taking others’ credit
- a poor work habit
- True
- False
- hiding a mistake
- taking others’ credit
- respecting others’ time
- True
- leaving without telling
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