Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 317 · 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: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
15. 15.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
20. 20.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
22. 22.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
40. 40.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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