Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 582 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) same date format
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
27. 27.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
34. 34.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” 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 casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
39. 39.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
40. 40.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it is a law

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