Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 627 · 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) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) five font styles
5. 5.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.📅 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
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (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.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) one font throughout

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