Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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