Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 68 · 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) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
11. 11.📅 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
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
22. 22.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.⚠️ 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
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format

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