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