Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 169 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
37. 37.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) same date format
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number

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