Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 353 · 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 the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
2. 2.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
11. 11.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
14. 14.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
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) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
24. 24.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
33. 33.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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