Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 138 · 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 sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
5. 5.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
16. 16.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
17. 17.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
34. 34.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format

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