Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 124 · 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) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
9. 9.⚠️ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
19. 19.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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