Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 363 · 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: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
22. 22.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
26. 26.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check

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