Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 105 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
13. 13.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
19. 19.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
39. 39.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes

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