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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 777 · 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.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) owning your mistakes (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving on time
  3. 3.🏢 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) hiding a mistake
  5. 5.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) taking others’ credit (c) greeting coworkers (d) respecting others’ time
  8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) arriving late daily (c) owning your mistakes (d) gossiping about others
  9. 9.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) do nothing (c) ask politely (d) guess and hope
  10. 10.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  13. 13.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) rude replies on chat (c) taking others’ credit (d) owning your mistakes
  17. 17.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) greeting coworkers (d) hiding a mistake
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) greeting coworkers (d) meeting deadlines
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving on time (d) taking others’ credit
  20. 20.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Not my fault.”
  21. 21.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) meeting deadlines (c) rude replies on chat (d) respecting others’ time
  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: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) asking when unsure (c) rude replies on chat (d) taking others’ credit
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving on time (d) leaving without telling
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) asking when unsure (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 33.🏢 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
  34. 34.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  35. 35.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) long personal calls (d) asking when unsure
  38. 38.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) leave early (c) hide it (d) tell your supervisor
  39. 39.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving late daily (c) ignoring instructions (d) phone on silent
  40. 40.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) long personal calls

Answer key

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

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