Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 181 · 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: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
4. 4.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) five font styles
16. 16.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
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 poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
28. 28.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text

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