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