Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 302 · 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: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
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) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
28. 28.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes

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