Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 418 · 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: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
3. 3.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” 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) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
29. 29.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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