Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 429 · 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) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
3. 3.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
19. 19.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🚫 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
30. 30.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
36. 36.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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