Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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