Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 173 · 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: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
4. 4.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
39. 39.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles

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