Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 50 · 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) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
8. 8.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
11. 11.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
13. 13.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
15. 15.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
20. 20.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📅 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
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) same date format
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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