Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 415 · 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) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
2. 2.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
9. 9.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
18. 18.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) checking every number
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check

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