Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 784 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
11. 11.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
39. 39.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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