Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 118 · 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 good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
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.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles

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