Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 340 · 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: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
6. 6.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
18. 18.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
25. 25.📅 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
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes

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