Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 479 · 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: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) five font styles
10. 10.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
14. 14.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout

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