Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 463 · 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: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
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: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
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: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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