Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 460 · 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: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
13. 13.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
16. 16.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
25. 25.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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