Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 354 · 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 wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
22. 22.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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