Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 434 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
4. 4.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
5. 5.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) checking every number
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
11. 11.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
15. 15.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) same date format
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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