Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 407 · 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) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
11. 11.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
28. 28.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number

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