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