Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 764 · 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: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
6. 6.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
12. 12.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
28. 28.⚠️ 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
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
39. 39.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check

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