Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 446 · 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) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
26. 26.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) five font styles
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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