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