Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 153 · 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) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
2. 2.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.📅 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
37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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