Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 631 · 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: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
18. 18.🚫 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
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer

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