Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 382 · 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: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.📅 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
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) five font styles
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.⚠️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2

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