Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 347 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🚫 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
30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading

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