Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 675 · 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? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
11. 11.🚫 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
12. 12.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2

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