Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 620 · 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.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
19. 19.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
24. 24.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes

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