Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 999 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 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
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) same date format

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