Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 573 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.📅 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
15. 15.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
29. 29.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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