Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 568 · 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: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
3. 3.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
6. 6.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.⚠️ 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
34. 34.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) same date format
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading

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