Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 901 · 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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
20. 20.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) never re-read
27. 27.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
37. 37.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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