Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 989 · 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.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
3. 3.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
21. 21.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
25. 25.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
28. 28.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
39. 39.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes

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