Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 283 · 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: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) same date format
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
17. 17.⚠️ 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
18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
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: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
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.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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