Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 112 · 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? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
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? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
27. 27.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) same date format
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague

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