Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 367 · 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) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
14. 14.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
19. 19.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) same date format
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
40. 40.🚫 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

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