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