Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 430 · 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 poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
11. 11.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
22. 22.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
33. 33.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text

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