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