Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 65 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
13. 13.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) same date format
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
29. 29.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
30. 30.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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