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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 743 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) ask politely (c) ask a customer (d) do nothing
  2. 2.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  4. 4.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving late daily (c) rude replies on chat (d) long personal calls
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) leaving without telling (c) asking when unsure (d) owning your mistakes
  7. 7.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) inform in advance (c) just come late (d) skip the whole day
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) owning your mistakes (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) taking others’ credit (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  14. 14.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) turn up the volume (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
  16. 16.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
  18. 18.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  20. 20.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  22. 22.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  24. 24.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving late daily (c) phone on silent (d) keeping your desk tidy
  26. 26.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) rude replies on chat
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) owning your mistakes (d) ignoring instructions
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) ignoring instructions (c) hiding a mistake (d) phone on silent
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
  35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  36. 36.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) wait for your turn
  38. 38.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) tell your supervisor
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving on time (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) long personal calls
  40. 40.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. ask politely
  2. False
  3. a poor work habit
  4. False
  5. keeping your desk tidy
  6. leaving without telling
  7. inform in advance
  8. hiding a mistake
  9. a poor work habit
  10. True
  11. a good work habit
  12. taking others’ credit
  13. a poor work habit
  14. False
  15. set it to silent
  16. True
  17. asking when unsure
  18. False
  19. a good work habit
  20. False
  21. a good work habit
  22. False
  23. a good work habit
  24. False
  25. arriving late daily
  26. True
  27. a poor work habit
  28. rude replies on chat
  29. gossiping about others
  30. ignoring instructions
  31. a poor work habit
  32. arriving on time
  33. phone on silent
  34. hiding a mistake
  35. a poor work habit
  36. False
  37. wait for your turn
  38. tell your supervisor
  39. long personal calls
  40. True

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