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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 89 · 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  3. 3.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) inform in advance (c) skip the whole day (d) just come late
  4. 4.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) hiding a mistake (c) ignoring instructions (d) greeting coworkers
  6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) asking when unsure (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving late daily
  8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) meeting deadlines (c) arriving late daily (d) hiding a mistake
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.🏢 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.”
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) asking when unsure
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) greeting coworkers (c) meeting deadlines (d) arriving on time
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) asking when unsure (c) hiding a mistake (d) long personal calls
  14. 14.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) set it to silent (c) turn up the volume (d) leave it ringing
  19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  20. 20.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) arriving on time (c) meeting deadlines (d) phone on silent
  22. 22.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  24. 24.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) wait for your turn (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) leave the room
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) hiding a mistake
  27. 27.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) hiding a mistake (c) long personal calls (d) arriving on time
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) asking when unsure
  30. 30.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) greeting coworkers
  33. 33.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) do nothing (c) ask politely (d) guess and hope
  36. 36.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) tell your supervisor (c) blame a coworker (d) leave early
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving late daily (d) hiding a mistake
  38. 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) taking others’ credit (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
  39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) phone on silent (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure

Answer key

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

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