Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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