Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 358 · 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? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
12. 12.📅 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
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
15. 15.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading

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