Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 339 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
32. 32.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
38. 38.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once

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