Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 273 · 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) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
17. 17.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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