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