Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 56 · 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? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read
17. 17.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) checking every number
36. 36.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
40. 40.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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