Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 207 · 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: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
11. 11.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
25. 25.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) same date format

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