Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 487 · 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.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) five font styles
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
6. 6.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
19. 19.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once

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