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