Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 373 · 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.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚠️ 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
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read

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