Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 511 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.🚫 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚠️ 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
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
15. 15.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) same date format
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
21. 21.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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