Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 436 · 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) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
8. 8.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
28. 28.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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