Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 91 · 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) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
3. 3.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
12. 12.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) same date format
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) checking every number
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) a file named final2

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