Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 121 · 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 poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
2. 2.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
11. 11.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
40. 40.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps

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