Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 512 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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