Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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