Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 48 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
10. 10.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague

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