Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 990 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
15. 15.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) same date format
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF

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