Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 295 · 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) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.📅 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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