Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 254 · 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: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
12. 12.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
13. 13.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) same date format
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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