Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 131 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
19. 19.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague

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