Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 258 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
2. 2.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
10. 10.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) checking every number
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
32. 32.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens

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