Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 501 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
3. 3.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
14. 14.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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