Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 212 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
6. 6.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) five font styles
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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