Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 219 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
5. 5.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
7. 7.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
24. 24.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) same date format
34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
36. 36.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name

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