Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 775 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
9. 9.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
11. 11.📅 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
23. 23.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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