Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 904 · 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.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (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 hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.⚠️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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