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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 745 · 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.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) phone on silent (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
  4. 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. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) leaving without telling (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  6. 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. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) phone on silent (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
  8. 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. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) meeting deadlines
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving late daily (c) arriving on time (d) hiding a mistake
  11. 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. 12.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving late daily (d) arriving on time
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  15. 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. 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. 17.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 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. 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. 20.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  22. 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. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  24. 24.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 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. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) ignoring instructions (d) meeting deadlines
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 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. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) greeting coworkers
  31. 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. 32.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  35. 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. 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. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
  38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  39. 39.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 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

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

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