Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 515 · 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.⚠️ 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
2. 2.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
4. 4.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
19. 19.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format

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