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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 76 · 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.🏢 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. 2.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 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. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) phone on silent (c) taking others’ credit (d) keeping your desk tidy
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
  8. 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. 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. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure
  11. 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. 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. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  14. 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. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  16. 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. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  18. 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. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  22. 22.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 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. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 25.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 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. 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. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  29. 29.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
  31. 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. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 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. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  36. 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. 37.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving on time
  39. 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. 40.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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