Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 221 · 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? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
23. 23.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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