Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 756 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
19. 19.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🚫 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats

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