Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 596 · 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: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read
7. 7.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
19. 19.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
20. 20.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) same date format
25. 25.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
38. 38.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) checking every number

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