Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 361 · 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? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) five font styles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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