Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 104 · 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? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
7. 7.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
27. 27.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
34. 34.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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