Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 710 · 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.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
3. 3.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
18. 18.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
22. 22.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number

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