Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 973 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
3. 3.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
6. 6.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
9. 9.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
17. 17.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
21. 21.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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