Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 345 · 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) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
8. 8.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
9. 9.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
18. 18.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
23. 23.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
28. 28.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
34. 34.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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