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Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 90 · 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.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) say nothing (c) inform in advance (d) skip the whole day
  2. 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) set it to silent (c) answer every call (d) turn up the volume
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) hiding a mistake (c) greeting coworkers (d) owning your mistakes
  4. 4.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) taking others’ credit
  5. 5.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) owning your mistakes (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving on time
  7. 7.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) tell your supervisor
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) owning your mistakes (c) long personal calls (d) ignoring instructions
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving on time (d) meeting deadlines
  10. 10.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) leave the room (c) wait for your turn (d) interrupt loudly
  11. 11.True or false: “phone on silent” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) guess and hope (c) do nothing (d) ask politely
  13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  14. 14.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) respecting others’ time (c) long personal calls (d) asking when unsure
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) rude replies on chat (d) asking when unsure
  17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) phone on silent (c) taking others’ credit (d) owning your mistakes
  19. 19.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) phone on silent (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) meeting deadlines
  21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) owning your mistakes (c) meeting deadlines (d) phone on silent
  23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) hiding a mistake (c) rude replies on chat (d) ignoring instructions
  26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) asking when unsure (c) leaving without telling (d) meeting deadlines
  28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) ignoring instructions (c) greeting coworkers (d) long personal calls
  30. 30.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
  32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  33. 33.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving late daily (d) gossiping about others
  35. 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) respecting others’ time (c) long personal calls (d) hiding a mistake
  40. 40.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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