Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 256 · 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.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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