Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 130 · 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.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
5. 5.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
23. 23.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2

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