Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 133 · 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) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes

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