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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 85 · 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.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) keeping your desk tidy
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) ignoring instructions
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving late daily
  4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) asking when unsure (c) rude replies on chat (d) hiding a mistake
  6. 6.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) interrupt loudly (c) wait for your turn (d) roll your eyes
  7. 7.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) ask a customer (c) do nothing (d) ask politely
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) leaving without telling (c) meeting deadlines (d) owning your mistakes
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) arriving late daily (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
  12. 12.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) hiding a mistake (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
  13. 13.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) leaving without telling (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) leaving without telling (c) taking others’ credit (d) gossiping about others
  15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) arriving late daily (c) greeting coworkers (d) rude replies on chat
  16. 16.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) taking others’ credit (d) arriving on time
  19. 19.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) respecting others’ time (c) taking others’ credit (d) ignoring instructions
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) phone on silent (d) owning your mistakes
  24. 24.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) hide it (c) blame a coworker (d) tell your supervisor
  25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving late daily (c) owning your mistakes (d) ignoring instructions
  27. 27.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Whatever.”
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.🏢 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
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  33. 33.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) long personal calls (d) respecting others’ time
  35. 35.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving late daily (c) gossiping about others (d) ignoring instructions
  37. 37.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) ignoring instructions
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) arriving on time (d) asking when unsure
  39. 39.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) say nothing (c) just come late (d) inform in advance
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure

Answer key

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

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