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) rude replies on chat (b) taking others’ credit (c) phone on silent (d) ignoring instructions
- 2.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) taking others’ credit
- 4.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 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.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) greeting coworkers (c) owning your mistakes (d) arriving late daily
- 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) long personal calls (c) ignoring instructions (d) arriving on time
- 13.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
- 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 17.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) meeting deadlines
- 23.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 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.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) taking others’ credit (c) phone on silent (d) greeting coworkers
- 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) respecting others’ time
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) greeting coworkers (c) owning your mistakes (d) gossiping about others
- 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.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) asking when unsure (c) owning your mistakes (d) phone on silent
- 38.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) owning your mistakes (b) leaving without telling (c) ignoring instructions (d) taking others’ credit
- 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
- phone on silent
- False
- phone on silent
- False
- a good work habit
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- tell your supervisor
- arriving late daily
- a poor work habit
- a poor work habit
- greeting coworkers
- arriving on time
- long personal calls
- a poor work habit
- set it to silent
- a good work habit
- True
- True
- wait for your turn
- False
- a good work habit
- hiding a mistake
- True
- True
- False
- a poor work habit
- gossiping about others
- a poor work habit
- arriving late daily
- taking others’ credit
- a good work habit
- respecting others’ time
- gossiping about others
- respecting others’ time
- False
- keeping your desk tidy
- leaving without telling
- True
- owning your mistakes
- ignoring instructions
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