Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 236 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
11. 11.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
24. 24.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
25. 25.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
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 is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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