Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 51 · 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: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
9. 9.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
19. 19.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2

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