Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 650 · 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) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) same date format
22. 22.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
23. 23.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
26. 26.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
31. 31.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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