Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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