Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 661 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
11. 11.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
13. 13.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
25. 25.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague

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