Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 678 · 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? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) same date format
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
21. 21.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚠️ 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
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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