Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 517 · 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) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
23. 23.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name

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