Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 292 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
2. 2.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
5. 5.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
17. 17.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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