Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 132 · 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 good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
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 good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.📅 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
18. 18.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
22. 22.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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