Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 226 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
5. 5.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
15. 15.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
37. 37.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
39. 39.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check

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