Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 398 · 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 of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
4. 4.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.🚫 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
16. 16.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
21. 21.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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