Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 450 · 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) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
19. 19.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
39. 39.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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