Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 59 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
8. 8.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
22. 22.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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