Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 290 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
3. 3.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🚫 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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