Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 82 · 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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚠️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
17. 17.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format

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