Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 542 · 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: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
4. 4.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
25. 25.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV

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