Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 390 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
13. 13.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
28. 28.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

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