Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 165 · 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: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
9. 9.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
13. 13.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
29. 29.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
39. 39.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV

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