Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 152 · 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: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.🚫 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
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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