Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 530 · 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? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📅 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
15. 15.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.⚠️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once

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