Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 160 · 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: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
17. 17.⚠️ 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
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
30. 30.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check

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