Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 149 · 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) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) same date format
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
39. 39.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
40. 40.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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