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