Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 176 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
2. 2.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
4. 4.🚫 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
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles

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