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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

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

Answer key

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

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