Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 307 · 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) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
11. 11.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
20. 20.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) one font throughout

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