Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 241 · 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) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
10. 10.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.📅 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
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
25. 25.⚠️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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