Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 315 · 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.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
4. 4.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
16. 16.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (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) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes

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