Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 577 · 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? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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