Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 935 · 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) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
8. 8.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) same date format
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens

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