Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 721 · 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) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) same date format
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
8. 8.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.⚠️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV

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