Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 103 · 40 questions

Tip (True, checked, consistent): Spelling mistakes: Experiance → Experience, Skils → Skills, Acheivements → Achievements, Responsable → Responsible. Too casual: a nickname email ID, slang hobbies, “lol”. Too vague: “Did many activities”, “Good at many things”. Never write a false claim. Good habits: proofread, a teacher’s check, one font, the same date format, PDF with a sensible file name (Name_Resume.pdf).

1. 1.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
7. 7.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
24. 24.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
30. 30.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text

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