Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 637 · 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) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
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: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
18. 18.⚠️ 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
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
24. 24.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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