Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 282 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚫 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
11. 11.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
34. 34.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV

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