Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 123 · 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) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
19. 19.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
22. 22.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
32. 32.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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