Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 718 · 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? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) checking every number
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once

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