Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 863 · 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? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
8. 8.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
11. 11.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
22. 22.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
38. 38.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes

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