Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 851 · 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: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
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) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague

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