Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 49 · 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.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
27. 27.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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