Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 155 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
11. 11.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout

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