Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 548 · 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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
10. 10.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
12. 12.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
21. 21.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number

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