Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 426 · 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 wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
3. 3.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
16. 16.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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