Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 489 · 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.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
14. 14.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
26. 26.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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