Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 156 · 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) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📅 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
16. 16.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
40. 40.🔍 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

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