Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 47 · 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.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.⚠️ 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
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
24. 24.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
39. 39.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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