Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 197 · 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.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
14. 14.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read
35. 35.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes

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