Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 785 · 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: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
12. 12.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
16. 16.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
17. 17.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
24. 24.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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