Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 625 · 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 good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
3. 3.🚫 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
4. 4.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes

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