Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 454 · 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: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
14. 14.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.📅 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚠️ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes

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