Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 298 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
6. 6.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles

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