Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 760 · 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 a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
11. 11.🚫 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
30. 30.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone

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