Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 459 · 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) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
17. 17.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
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? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) checking every number
33. 33.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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