Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 106 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number

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