Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 70 · 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? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
3. 3.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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