Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 733 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) same date format
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
26. 26.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once

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