Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 557 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
11. 11.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague

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