Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 959 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
12. 12.⚠️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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