Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 211 · 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: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
5. 5.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
22. 22.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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