Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 414 · 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) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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