Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 365 · 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? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
3. 3.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
29. 29.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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