Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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