Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 205 · 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: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
7. 7.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
9. 9.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

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