Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 421 · 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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
2. 2.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
14. 14.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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