Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 187 · 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) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) five font styles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
11. 11.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) five font styles
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format

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