Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 669 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
25. 25.⚠️ 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
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading

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