Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 215 · 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: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
32. 32.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
40. 40.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a good idea

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