Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 218 · 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? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
19. 19.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🚫 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
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
37. 37.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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