Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 681 · 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 small style choice (d) a false claim
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles

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