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