Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 789 · 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 good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
25. 25.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
29. 29.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
37. 37.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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