Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 458 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
3. 3.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
4. 4.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
14. 14.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
35. 35.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
36. 36.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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