Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 849 · 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: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
6. 6.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
16. 16.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
24. 24.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
28. 28.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
36. 36.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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