Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 445 · 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: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes

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