Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 870 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
2. 2.📅 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
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
8. 8.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
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) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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