Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 158 · 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: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
13. 13.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
40. 40.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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