Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 406 · 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) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚫 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
26. 26.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
29. 29.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once

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