Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 484 · 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? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
9. 9.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
12. 12.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
17. 17.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
26. 26.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
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.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
39. 39.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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