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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 83 · 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.🏢 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. 2.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 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. 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. 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. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  7. 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. 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. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) rude replies on chat (c) asking when unsure (d) hiding a mistake
  11. 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. 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. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  14. 14.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) phone on silent (c) gossiping about others (d) rude replies on chat
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) asking when unsure (c) owning your mistakes (d) long personal calls
  18. 18.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  19. 19.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 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. 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. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  25. 25.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 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. 28.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 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. 31.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving on time (d) owning your mistakes
  32. 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. 33.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) arriving on time (d) ignoring instructions
  36. 36.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 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. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  39. 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. 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

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

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