Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 237 · 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? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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