Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 100 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚠️ 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
21. 21.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 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
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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