Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 351 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) same date format
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
27. 27.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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