Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 387 · 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) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
3. 3.📅 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
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
12. 12.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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