Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 416 · 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) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
4. 4.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) checking every number
19. 19.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
23. 23.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
25. 25.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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