Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 694 · 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? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
13. 13.⚠️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft

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