Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 80 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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