Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 906 · 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: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
21. 21.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim

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