Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 609 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
17. 17.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
18. 18.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚫 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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