Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 704 · 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? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
14. 14.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.📅 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
17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚫 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
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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