Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 364 · 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 vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
3. 3.⚠️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
7. 7.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number

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