Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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