Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 125 · 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.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
3. 3.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) five font styles
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚫 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
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
30. 30.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
37. 37.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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