Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 420 · 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) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
3. 3.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
9. 9.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) checking every number
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
40. 40.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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