Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 971 · 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) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) same date format
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) same date format
9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
10. 10.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV

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