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