Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 244 · 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: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
13. 13.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) same date format
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
27. 27.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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