Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 909 · 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.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.📅 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
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
14. 14.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
23. 23.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
39. 39.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes

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