Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 12 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
19. 19.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) same date format
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (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.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf

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