Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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