Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 108 · 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) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus
26. 26.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
29. 29.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) checking every number
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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