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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 750 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving late daily (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving on time
  2. 2.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Not my fault.” (d) “I quit.”
  3. 3.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) inform in advance (c) say nothing (d) just come late
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) respecting others’ time (c) gossiping about others (d) meeting deadlines
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  6. 6.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) wait for your turn (c) interrupt loudly (d) roll your eyes
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  10. 10.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) gossiping about others (d) respecting others’ time
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) meeting deadlines
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) owning your mistakes (c) taking others’ credit (d) respecting others’ time
  16. 16.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) taking others’ credit (c) rude replies on chat (d) respecting others’ time
  17. 17.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) rude replies on chat (d) arriving on time
  21. 21.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) rude replies on chat
  26. 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) gossiping about others (c) owning your mistakes (d) leaving without telling
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) arriving on time (c) leaving without telling (d) asking when unsure
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) arriving on time (c) ignoring instructions (d) gossiping about others
  32. 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) meeting deadlines (c) hiding a mistake (d) ignoring instructions
  33. 33.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🏢 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) meeting deadlines (c) taking others’ credit (d) keeping your desk tidy
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) rude replies on chat
  37. 37.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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