Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 440 · 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) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
3. 3.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
20. 20.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
32. 32.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF

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