Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 301 · 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 poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
5. 5.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
15. 15.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
19. 19.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number

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