Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 388 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
19. 19.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
22. 22.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
25. 25.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
27. 27.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name

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