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 late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 3.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) turn up the volume (c) set it to silent (d) answer every call
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) leaving without telling (c) rude replies on chat (d) asking when unsure
- 6.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) inform in advance (c) just come late (d) say nothing
- 7.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) leave early (c) hide it (d) tell your supervisor
- 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 11.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) ignoring instructions (c) asking when unsure (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) rude replies on chat (d) greeting coworkers
- 14.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) leaving without telling
- 15.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) owning your mistakes (c) long personal calls (d) rude replies on chat
- 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) leaving without telling (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
- 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 20.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving on time
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) long personal calls (c) owning your mistakes (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) asking when unsure (c) leaving without telling (d) greeting coworkers
- 24.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏢 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
- 26.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) phone on silent (c) meeting deadlines (d) respecting others’ time
- 27.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) greeting coworkers (c) taking others’ credit (d) rude replies on chat
- 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) phone on silent
- 30.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) rude replies on chat (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
- 32.🏢 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.”
- 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 34.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 36.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) respecting others’ time (c) rude replies on chat (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) meeting deadlines (c) leaving without telling (d) long personal calls
- 39.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) rude replies on chat (c) gossiping about others (d) respecting others’ time
- 40.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
Answer key
- False
- a poor work habit
- False
- set it to silent
- asking when unsure
- inform in advance
- True
- tell your supervisor
- a poor work habit
- a good work habit
- ignoring instructions
- a good work habit
- rude replies on chat
- keeping your desk tidy
- False
- True
- owning your mistakes
- owning your mistakes
- a poor work habit
- False
- arriving on time
- long personal calls
- leaving without telling
- False
- ask politely
- gossiping about others
- greeting coworkers
- a poor work habit
- hiding a mistake
- True
- phone on silent
- “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
- a poor work habit
- True
- a good work habit
- True
- rude replies on chat
- meeting deadlines
- respecting others’ time
- a good work habit
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