Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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