Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 558 · 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.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
4. 4.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes

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