Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 209 · 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.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
8. 8.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) five font styles
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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