Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 961 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
3. 3.🚫 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
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚠️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format

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