Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 686 · 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? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
18. 18.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
25. 25.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
29. 29.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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