Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 117 · 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 of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) five font styles
2. 2.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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