Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 424 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2

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