Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 137 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
5. 5.⚠️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
15. 15.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats

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