Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 99 · 40 questions

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.

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

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