Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 97 · 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: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
5. 5.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🚫 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
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) same date format
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.📅 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
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.⚠️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
39. 39.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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