Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 508 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
12. 12.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🚫 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
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
37. 37.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles

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