Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 232 · 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 the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
2. 2.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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