Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 280 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
20. 20.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
29. 29.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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