Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 592 · 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: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
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 good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚠️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

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