Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 500 · 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.📅 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
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
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.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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