Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 751 · 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) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
10. 10.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
27. 27.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2

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