Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 527 · 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.📅 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
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
23. 23.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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