Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 884 · 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.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number

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