Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 649 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
10. 10.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
19. 19.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
21. 21.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
23. 23.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles

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