Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 216 · 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? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
13. 13.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
22. 22.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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