Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 705 · 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.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
9. 9.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
25. 25.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF

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