Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 239 · 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? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus
3. 3.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
10. 10.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
27. 27.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
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) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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