Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 871 · 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.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
14. 14.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
16. 16.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format

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