Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 737 · 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.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
4. 4.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
20. 20.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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