Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 806 · 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) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
4. 4.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
15. 15.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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