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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 9 · 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) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) phone on silent (d) ignoring instructions
  2. 2.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) taking others’ credit
  4. 4.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  6. 6.🏢 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.”
  7. 7.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) tell your supervisor (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
  9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) taking others’ credit (c) long personal calls (d) rude replies on chat
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
  14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  15. 15.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) turn up the volume (c) set it to silent (d) leave it ringing
  16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  17. 17.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) leave the room (c) interrupt loudly (d) wait for your turn
  20. 20.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) meeting deadlines
  23. 23.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) phone on silent (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving on time
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) taking others’ credit (c) phone on silent (d) greeting coworkers
  31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) respecting others’ time
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) owning your mistakes (d) gossiping about others
  34. 34.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) taking others’ credit (c) respecting others’ time (d) gossiping about others
  35. 35.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) arriving late daily
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) asking when unsure (c) owning your mistakes (d) phone on silent
  38. 38.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) leaving without telling (c) ignoring instructions (d) taking others’ credit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) ignoring instructions (c) owning your mistakes (d) respecting others’ time

Answer key

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

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