Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 178 · 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 of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
4. 4.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
20. 20.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
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: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
33. 33.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
39. 39.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats

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