Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 939 · 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) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
2. 2.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
5. 5.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚠️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚫 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
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats

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