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