Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 482 · 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: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
8. 8.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚠️ 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (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 vague (c) too casual
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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