Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 955 · 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) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) five font styles
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) same date format
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) five font styles
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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