Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 184 · 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.🚫 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.⚠️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
13. 13.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout

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