Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 719 · 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) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
15. 15.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
21. 21.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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