Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 584 · 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” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
3. 3.⚠️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
38. 38.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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