Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 467 · 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: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
8. 8.📅 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
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
35. 35.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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