Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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