Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 41 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
3. 3.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
16. 16.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
17. 17.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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