Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 213 · 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” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
27. 27.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) same date format
33. 33.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
34. 34.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim

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