Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 321 · 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) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
6. 6.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) same date format
9. 9.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) five font styles
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2

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