Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 157 · 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: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
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.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
16. 16.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
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) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
34. 34.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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