Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 692 · 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 casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) checking every number
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
27. 27.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.🚫 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
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
36. 36.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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