Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 457 · 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) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
12. 12.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
25. 25.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (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) same date format (d) a file named final2

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