Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 498 · 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: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
4. 4.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) five font styles
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
15. 15.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
33. 33.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
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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