Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 170 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
9. 9.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) same date format
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) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
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) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles

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