Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 90 · 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) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.📅 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
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) checking every number
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats

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