Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 161 · 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.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
7. 7.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law

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