Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 309 · 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) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚫 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
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.⚠️ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
26. 26.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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