Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 303 · 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) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
26. 26.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
35. 35.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

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