Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 333 · 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.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
3. 3.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
9. 9.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
19. 19.🚫 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
20. 20.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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