Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 437 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
2. 2.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.⚠️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF

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