Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 922 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
15. 15.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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