Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 685 · 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) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
4. 4.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
5. 5.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
22. 22.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
30. 30.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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