Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 147 · 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.📅 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
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
22. 22.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.⚠️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (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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