Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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