Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 277 · 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: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) same date format
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
18. 18.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
21. 21.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
25. 25.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) same date format
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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