Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 257 · 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.🚫 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
4. 4.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) checking every number
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (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 casual (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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