Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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