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.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) taking others’ credit (c) ignoring instructions (d) rude replies on chat
- 2.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) taking others’ credit (c) rude replies on chat (d) arriving late daily
- 3.🏢 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
- 4.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) owning your mistakes (c) phone on silent (d) respecting others’ time
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) asking when unsure (d) long personal calls
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) taking others’ credit
- 8.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) inform in advance (c) just come late (d) skip the whole day
- 9.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) leave early (d) hide it
- 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) taking others’ credit (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
- 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 14.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) greeting coworkers
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving late daily
- 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) rude replies on chat (d) respecting others’ time
- 19.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) set it to silent (c) turn up the volume (d) leave it ringing
- 20.🏢 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.”
- 21.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) gossiping about others
- 24.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) leave the room (d) wait for your turn
- 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) rude replies on chat
- 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) owning your mistakes (c) leaving without telling (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) meeting deadlines (d) gossiping about others
- 30.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving on time
- 31.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) meeting deadlines (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
- 33.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) ignoring instructions (c) long personal calls (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 36.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) respecting others’ time (d) greeting coworkers
- 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
- 39.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- phone on silent
- owning your mistakes
- ask politely
- taking others’ credit
- a good work habit
- long personal calls
- taking others’ credit
- inform in advance
- tell your supervisor
- keeping your desk tidy
- a poor work habit
- hiding a mistake
- a good work habit
- True
- a good work habit
- greeting coworkers
- respecting others’ time
- rude replies on chat
- set it to silent
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- True
- True
- respecting others’ time
- wait for your turn
- meeting deadlines
- rude replies on chat
- a good work habit
- leaving without telling
- gossiping about others
- arriving on time
- False
- long personal calls
- True
- a poor work habit
- keeping your desk tidy
- True
- ignoring instructions
- leaving without telling
- False
- False
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