Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 791 · 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) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format

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