Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 981 · 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) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🚫 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
12. 12.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
39. 39.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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