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: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) leave the room (d) wait for your turn
- 3.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) owning your mistakes (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
- 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 6.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “Not my fault.” (d) “I quit.”
- 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) arriving on time
- 10.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) ignoring instructions (c) long personal calls (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 13.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) tell your supervisor (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
- 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) respecting others’ time (c) leaving without telling (d) greeting coworkers
- 18.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving on time (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) asking when unsure
- 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) rude replies on chat (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
- 22.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) rude replies on chat (d) greeting coworkers
- 23.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) owning your mistakes
- 24.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) hiding a mistake
- 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) phone on silent (d) rude replies on chat
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
- 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) asking when unsure (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) respecting others’ time (c) hiding a mistake (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) meeting deadlines (c) phone on silent (d) taking others’ credit
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) respecting others’ time (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) arriving late daily (c) arriving on time (d) ignoring instructions
- 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 34.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) leaving without telling (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving late daily
- 35.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) greeting coworkers (c) long personal calls (d) arriving on time
- 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 38.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) hiding a mistake (c) taking others’ credit (d) rude replies on chat
- 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
Answer key
- True
- wait for your turn
- gossiping about others
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- a poor work habit
- ask politely
- hiding a mistake
- False
- keeping your desk tidy
- a good work habit
- False
- tell your supervisor
- a good work habit
- a poor work habit
- leaving without telling
- True
- rude replies on chat
- a poor work habit
- rude replies on chat
- greeting coworkers
- owning your mistakes
- respecting others’ time
- phone on silent
- asking when unsure
- a poor work habit
- arriving late daily
- hiding a mistake
- taking others’ credit
- respecting others’ time
- arriving on time
- a good work habit
- keeping your desk tidy
- True
- long personal calls
- a good work habit
- False
- asking when unsure
- a poor work habit
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