Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 543 · 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) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
8. 8.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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