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