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