Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 186 · 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.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
8. 8.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
10. 10.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) checking every number
18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
39. 39.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft

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