Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 847 · 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.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus
12. 12.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
20. 20.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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