Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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