Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 275 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
7. 7.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
9. 9.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
27. 27.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.📅 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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