Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 185 · 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.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
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 good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
30. 30.🚫 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
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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