Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 878 · 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) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
2. 2.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
4. 4.🚫 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
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
26. 26.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
34. 34.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once

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