Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 269 · 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: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
7. 7.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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