Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 52 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) five font styles
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
13. 13.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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