Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 772 · 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: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
10. 10.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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