Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 694 · 40 questions

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.

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

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