Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 279 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
11. 11.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
21. 21.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust

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