Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 441 · 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: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read
3. 3.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.🚫 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
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
15. 15.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
17. 17.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (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 casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
31. 31.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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