Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 360 · 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? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
16. 16.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
26. 26.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf

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