Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 227 · 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? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.⚠️ 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
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
22. 22.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF

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