Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 419 · 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: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
3. 3.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
17. 17.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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