Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 122 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
3. 3.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
8. 8.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
14. 14.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
27. 27.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) same date format
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF

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