Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 120 · 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) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
10. 10.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
12. 12.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
14. 14.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
21. 21.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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