Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 266 · 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: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
7. 7.⚠️ 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
21. 21.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
27. 27.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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