Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 119 · 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.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
10. 10.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
16. 16.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
19. 19.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
21. 21.🚫 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
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading

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