Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 603 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
9. 9.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
14. 14.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
16. 16.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
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.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚫 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
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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