Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 113 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
22. 22.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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