Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 803 · 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.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
6. 6.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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