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