Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 336 · 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) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
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) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
24. 24.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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