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