Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 980 · 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) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
30. 30.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
40. 40.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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