Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 567 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
9. 9.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
24. 24.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once

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