Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 827 · 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: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
7. 7.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
24. 24.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
26. 26.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number

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