Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 224 · 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.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
23. 23.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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