Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 329 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) five font styles

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