Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 509 · 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 poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
9. 9.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
28. 28.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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