Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 948 · 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 poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
7. 7.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
11. 11.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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