Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 736 · 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) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
4. 4.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
6. 6.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
20. 20.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
36. 36.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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