Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 453 · 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 good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
4. 4.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
17. 17.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
27. 27.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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