Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 435 · 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) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) same date format
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
16. 16.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
25. 25.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.📅 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) same date format
34. 34.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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