Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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